Andrea Fiorillo

TL;DR: It is considered that the mental health and psychosocial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may be particularly serious for at least four groups of people: those who have been directly or indirectly in contact with the virus; those who are already vulnerable to biological orPsychosocial stressors (including people affected by mental health problems); health professionals; and even people who are following the news through numerous media channels.

TL;DR: The data indicated that a relevant rate of individuals may have experienced psychological distress following the COVID-19 outbreak, and the results provide further insight into developing targeted intervention strategies.

TL;DR: The results of this study highlight the need to provide the families of those with long-term diseases with supportive interventions, including: the management of relatives' psychological reactions to patient's illness; the provision of information on the nature, course and outcome of patient's disease.

TL;DR: Although physical isolation and lockdown represent essential public health measures for containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are a serious threat for mental health and well-being of the general population.

TL;DR: The “COVID-IT-mental health trial” is a no-profit, not-funded, national, multicentric, cross-sectional population-based trial which has the following aims: to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures on mental health of the Italian population and to identify the main areas to be targeted by supportive long-term interventions for the different categories of people exposed to the pandemic.