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[COVID-19 Concerns and Worries in Patients with Mental Illness]
Andreas Frank1, Sophia Hörmann1, Julia Krombach1
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität München.
Objective:
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lock-down on patients with mental illness.
Methods:
Patients in inpatient or outpatient psychiatric treatment received a questionnaire, examining psychological distress and psychiatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results:
More than half of the patients indicated that the state of emergency had a negative impact on their mental illness. Severely ill patients were more affected.
Conclusion:
Patients with mental illness are a particularly vulnerable group in the current crisis. Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care needs to be adapted accordingly; the specific burden and distress needs to be examined actively in patients from all diagnostic groups.
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