Do psychiatric patients experience more psychiatric symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown? A case-control study with service and research implications for immunopsychiatry

By Fengyi Hao, Wanqiu Tan, Li Jiang, Ling Zhang, Xinling Zhao, Yiran Zou, Yirong Hu, Xi Luo, Xiaojiang Jiang, Roger S. McIntyre and 6 more. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2020

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Highlights • Levels of anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia were higher in psychiatric patients.• Psychiatric patients had more health concerns, impulsivity and suicidal ideation.• More than one-third of psychiatric patients fulfil the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.• Poor physical health was associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression and stress.• The above findings have service and research implications for immunopsychiatry.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Neurology, Social Psychology

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