Showing papers in "Journal of Affective Disorders in 2020"

TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with highly significant levels of psychological distress that, in many cases, would meet the threshold for clinical relevance.

TL;DR: Findings of current levels of anxiety and depression not only highlight the need to address emotional distress for children and adolescents during the epidemic but also provide researchers with scientific fundamentals to formulate targeted interventions based on the significant influencing factors.

TL;DR: Higher symptoms of depression and anxiety were associated with more concern about threats of COVID-19 to the life of the mother and baby, as well as concerns about not getting the necessary prenatal care, relationship strain, and social isolation due to the CO VID-19 pandemic.

TL;DR: Psychological interventions that reduce fear and improve sleep durations need to be made available to the home-quarantined university students, and graduating students and those in the worst-hit areas should be given priority focus.

TL;DR: A systematic review of Web of Science/grey literature until 15th April 2020, to identify studies reporting physical/mental health outcomes in HCW infected/exposed to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -SARS, Middle East Respiratories Syndrome -MERS, Novel coronavirus -COVID-19.

TL;DR: The prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and factors contributing to psychological impact in the Philippines are examined and factors identified can be used to devise effective psychological support strategies.

TL;DR: Loneliness was the main risk factor for depression, anxiety and their comorbidity and adults above 60, displayed greater resilience to psychiatric disorders associated with the COVID-19 crisis.

TL;DR: Anxiety turned out to be the most prevalent and serious issue for college students, especially for female students; while a growing prevalence of depression was found among male students during college; it is of great significance to adopt collegiate policies reflecting the gender differentials.

TL;DR: Fear of infection, financial uncertainty, inadequate food supply, absence of physical exercise and limited or no recreational activity had significant association with stress, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic symptoms.

TL;DR: Given the very limited evidence regarding the impact of interventions to tackle mental health problems in HCWs, the risk factors identified represent important targets for future interventions.

TL;DR: Maternal depression and anxiety appear to be elevated in the context of COVID-19 compared to previously reported population norms.

TL;DR: “simple” coping behaviors may protect against anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, as suggested by a survey of 5545 adult individuals from the Spanish general population.

TL;DR: The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptom was relatively low in college students, but the COVID-19 epidemic-related factors might be associated with higher depression symptom risk.

TL;DR: High dropout rates present a threat to the validity of RCTs of mental health apps, and it critical to consider bias when interpreting results of apps for depressive symptoms, especially given the strong indication of publication bias, and the higher attrition in larger studies.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated COVID-19 anxiety, general anxiety and depression symptoms, and their impact on problematic smartphone use (PSU) severity, and found that COVID19 anxiety correlated with severity of PSU, depression and anxiety.

TL;DR: The COVID-19 epidemic has induced stress levels for HCW, and high percentages of HCW have anxiety and depression, and risk factors predicting psychological morbidities that can be used as psychological intervention targets are determined.

TL;DR: The psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak between frontline and non-frontline medical workers in China was compared to highlight the timely mental support and intervention for medical workers, especially for those on the frontline.

TL;DR: Results show that the Gad-7 is sensitive to detect change in psychopathology over the course of treatment, and further investigation of the GAD-7 in populations and trials focusing on anxiety-specific treatment is highly recommended.

TL;DR: The results indicate that several taxa at the family and genus levels, specifically family Prevotellaceae, genus Corprococcus, and Faecalibacterium, were decreased in MDD compared to non-depressed controls in observational studies, and depressive symptoms were improved compared to controls in interventional studies with probiotics.

TL;DR: Depression is common among ED nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in China and considering the negative impact of depression on quality of patient care and nurses’ quality of life, a heightened awareness and early treatment of depression for frontline ED nurses should be provided.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted from March 29 to April 06, 2020, involving 1311 community-dwelling individuals aged between 13 and 63 years and residing in Bangladesh.

TL;DR: Current psychological distress levels are elevated in individuals with mood disorder and are associated with maladaptive situational and lifestyle changes occurring in response to COVID-19.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used Health Anxiety Inventory and open ended questions regarding the feelings, thoughts and actions of people during the enhanced community quarantine to analyze the panic responses of the people as well as the perception on the global issue through an online survey.

TL;DR: The subtypes of psychological distress associated with quarantine were characterized, its prevalence was assessed, risk/protective factors, and possible mechanisms were explored, and attention was given to COVID-19-related fear and coping-skills as they act as potential mediators in emotional suffering during quarantine.

TL;DR: A large-scale study on the prevalence of anxiety in teachers, as well as its potential influence of factors, which is useful for international and national decision-makers, is assessed in China.

TL;DR: Constant news consumption about COVID-19 was found to be positively associated with symptomatic scores in the different scales, and daily physical activity to be negatively associated with DASS-21 scores.

TL;DR: The prevalence of high ADS levels and lack of ES did not increase compared to the pre-outbreak prevalence, and some risk factors remained significant after the outbreak, while others changed notably.

TL;DR: Depression is highly prevalent in clinically stable patients with COVID-19 and regular screening and appropriate treatment of depression are urgently warranted for this population.

TL;DR: Meta-analysis revealed loneliness was a significant predictor of both suicidal ideation and behaviour and there was evidence that depression acted as a mediator, and loneliness predicts later SIB in select populations.

TL;DR: It is noticeable that daily working hours are a risk factor for all measured psychological disturbances, and some other variables may be involved in certain psychological disturbances of frontline medical staff.