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June 4, 2021
Identifying the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Service Access for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD): A National Qualitative Study
A qualitative study of 196 Canadian adults who use psychoactive substances or were enrolled in opioid agonist treatment found that most participants experienced disruptions in service access and treatment disruptions during 2020. Disrupted services included harm reduction services, withdrawal treatment, medical treatment, mental health care, shelters/housing, and food banks. The reduced access to services resulted…
May 17, 2021
Psychological Distress, Persistent Physical Symptoms, and Perceived Recovery After COVID-19 Illness
Patients experiencing COVID-19-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression had a higher burden of persistent physical symptoms and were less likely to report feeling recovered 3 months after illness onset, according to a study of adults hospitalized between March 26 and May 27, 2020 in New York. Thirty-six percent of patients reported full recovery from…
May 14, 2021
Trajectories of Child Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Longitudinal UK Cohort
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Emotional and behavioral difficulties decreased at a slower rate during the COVID-19 pandemic among young children in the UK (N=708) in a longitudinal birth-cohort study. In pre-pandemic times, predicted trajectories of difficulties peaked at age 2 and declined over the rest of early childhood. During the pandemic, the rate of decline was…
May 3, 2021
US Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A study of pediatric emergency department (ED) mental health (MH) visits found that although the mean number of monthly visits significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic (from 339 to 261 visits per month), the proportion of ED visits for MH conditions significantly increased (from 4.0% to 5.7%). Data were collected from electronic medical records of…
February 19, 2021
Indirect Acute Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health in the UK: A Population-Based Study
A review of electronic health records from a database that includes health information for >10 million individuals in the UK found a substantial reduction in primary care contacts for both acute physical and mental conditions in the four months following the introduction of movement restrictions to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The largest relative reductions when…
COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality Among Schizophrenia Patients: A Large-Scale Retrospective Cohort Study
A large-scale retrospective cohort study in Israel found that individuals with schizophrenia (n = 25,539) were twice as likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 (OR = 2.2), even after controlling for sociodemographic and clinical risk factors (OR = 1.9). They were also three times more likely to experience COVID-19 mortality (OR = 3.3) compared to…
January 27, 2021
Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19
Diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder was significantly associated with increased risk of 45-day mortality among adults who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, after adjusting for demographic and medical risk factors (OR=2.7). The retrospective cohort study enrolled 7,348 individuals at a large medical system in New York, 75 (1%) of whom had a history of a…
December 30, 2020
Factors Associated with Psychological Distress during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on the Predominantly General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A meta-analysis found the prevalence of pandemic-associated anxiety and depression was 33% and 30%, respectively. In an analysis of 68 studies comprising 288,830 participants from 19 countries, women, younger adults (<35 years), those living in rural areas, and those with lower socioeconomic status had higher odds of experiencing anxiety. All factors except residential area were…
November 25, 2020
Evaluating the Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Long-Term Care Residents’ Mental Health: A Data-Driven Approach in New Brunswick
Implementation of lockdown policies was not significantly associated with measures of depression, delirium, or behavioral problems among residents (n=765) of seven long-term care facilities in Canada between January and June. In-person visits and group activities were restricted in March 2020. Strategies to keep residents connected to family included use of iPads for video chatting and…
November 24, 2020
Risk Factors for Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Symptoms in Perinatal Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A cross-sectional survey of 1,123 pregnant and postpartum women in the US (second trimester of pregnancy through 6 months after delivery) conducted from May to August 2020 found that 36% reported clinically significant levels of depression, 23% reported generalized anxiety, and 10% reported PTSD. Self-reported pre-existing mental health diagnoses increased the likelihood of scoring above…
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