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Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact
August 21, 2020
The COVID-19 Telepsychology Revolution: A National Study of Pandemic-Based Changes in U.S. Mental Health Care Delivery
• Pierce et al. surveyed 2,619 psychologists working in the United States and found that the percentage of clinical work carried out online increased from 7% to 86% during the pandemic. The increase was smaller among psychologists working in Veterans Affairs medical centers or in rural areas and among those treating patients with antisocial personality…
A Rapid Qualitative Assessment of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in the US South
• [pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A racially diverse cohort of HIV+ gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the American South was interviewed about the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rhodes et al. identified themes related to knowledge about the pandemic, information sources, personal impact on health and behaviors, and general…
Health Inequalities in the Use of Telehealth in the United States in the Lens of COVID-19
• Disparities in accessing telehealth appointments since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were identified in a retrospective cohort study using a database linking insurance claims with patient-reported data. There was a rise in telehealth use from 0.2% to 2% in March 2020 compared to a similar time period in 2019. Adults over 45 were…
August 17, 2020
Bidirectional Associations between COVID-19 and Psychiatric Disorder a Study of 62354 COVID-19 Cases
[Preprint, not peer-reviewed] Taquet et al. used anonymized electronic health record data from 69 million patients in the US, including over 62,000 cases of COVID-19, to identify relationships between COVID-19 episodes and adverse mental health consequences. They report that among patients with no prior psychiatric history, COVID-19 was associated with an increased incidence of psychiatric diagnoses in the three months after infection compared to other health events (HR…
Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement
López-Bueno et al. observed that among 2,250 Spanish adults confined due to COVID-19 restrictions on movement (March 22-29, 2020), those who adhered to WHO guidelines for physical activity reported lower perceived anxiety and lower perceived worse mood. López-Bueno et al. (July 23, 2020). Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00729
August 14, 2020
Exacerbation of Physical Intimate Partner Violence during COVID-19 Lockdown
An analysis of patients at a Boston hospital found a 1.8-fold higher incidence of intimate partner violence during the early COVID-19 pandemic (March 11 to May 3, 2020) (n=26), compared to the same period over the past three years (n=42). The severity of abuse also increased. Abuse victims were more likely to be ethnically white (65% during 2020 versus 26% during the reference period). Gosangi et…
August 13, 2020
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020
During June 24–30, 2020, 41% of a cohort of 5,470 US adults reported an adverse mental or behavioral health condition related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including anxiety or depression (31%), trauma-and stressor-related disorder symptoms (26%), started or increased substance use to cope with stress or emotions (13%), and seriously considered suicide in the preceding 30 days (11%). Younger adults, racial/ethnic minorities, essential workers, and unpaid adult caregivers reported having…
August 6, 2020
Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption in Patients with Pre-Existing Alcohol Use Disorder
Kim et al. conducted a cross-sectional telephone survey among patients with pre-existing alcohol disorders (n=182) in London 2 months after lockdown started in the UK. During lockdown, 43 (24%) reported an increase and 34 (19%) reported a decrease in their alcohol intake as assessed by AUDIT score. In a subset of 69 (38%) patients who were abstinent before lockdown, 12 (17%) relapsed during lockdown. Mean AUDIT…
August 5, 2020
Experiences of Home Health Care Workers in New York City During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
In a qualitative study of home healthcare workers caring for older adults and chronically ill patients in New York City during March and April 2020 (n=33), participants reported that they felt invisible, despite being on the frontlines of the medical response. They also reported a heightened risk for virus transmission; inconsistent information, supplies, and training from their home care agencies; and having…
The Mental Health and Experiences of Discrimination of LGBTQ+ People during the COVID-19 Pandemic Initial Findings from the Queerantine Study
[pre-print, not peer reviewed] Kneale et al. report high levels of stress and depressive symptoms among a sample of 310 LGBTQ+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among younger, transgender, and gender-diverse participants. 16.7% of respondents reported some form of harassment due to their LGBTQ+ identity since the start of the pandemic. Stress levels were significantly higher among the those who…
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