Core belief disruption amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Japanese adults

AbstractDue to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide, most people have been forced to alter their lifestyles. This situation may affect the mental health of individuals through the disruption of core beliefs about humans, the world, and the self. Therefore, in this study, an online survey of Japanese adults was conducted to investigate the associations between subjective achievement and the burden of cooperation in preventive measures, disruption of core beliefs, and psychological distress. The results showed that pandemic-induced disruption of core beliefs occurred at a relatively low level in the general population of Japan. In addition, the achievement and psychological burden of preventive measures, reduced income due to the pandemic, and stressfulness of the pandemic were significantly associated with the level of the disruption of core beliefs. Moreover, the greater the disruption of core beliefs, the greater the psychological distress. These findings indicate that the violation of fundamental assumptions about life are an important factor determining mental health during a pandemic.

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Psychological Effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Korean Journal of Medicine ◽

10.3904/kjm.2020.95.6.360 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 95 (6) ◽

pp. 360-363

Author(s):

Minyoung Sim

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Social Interactions ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Psychological Effects ◽

Economic Losses ◽

The Novel ◽

Loss Of Autonomy ◽

The World ◽

Secondary Stressors ◽

Novel Coronavirus

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread across the world, reducing social interactions and causing substantial psychological distress and economic losses. This review summarizes the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of uncertainty, the loss of autonomy associated with preventive measures, and secondary stressors such as potential future economic losses.

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From Covid-19 to Psychological Distress: A Systematic Review on Quarantine

10.20944/preprints202012.0135.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Cavicchioli Marco ◽

Roberta Ferrucci ◽

Matteo Guidetti ◽

Maria Paola Canevini ◽

Gabriella Pravettoni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Cochrane Collaboration ◽

The Novel ◽

Related Risk ◽

Prisma Statement ◽

Methodological Bias ◽

Novel Coronavirus

Background. The novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) and related syndrome (COVID-19) has required a worldwide measure of quarantine with severe consequences for millions of people. Methods. Since psychopathological consequences related to social restrictions have been reported, a systematic review according to Cochrane Collaboration guidelines and the PRISMA Statement was performed to quantify the effects of quarantine on mental health of adults. Major databases - Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, PsycInfo, and Web of Science- were researched for observational studies with data on mental health indexes related to quarantine or isolation for epidemic infections. Results. Twenty-one independent studies were included for 82,312 subjects. Conclusions. The results showed that at least 20% of people exposed to these conditions reported a psychological distress, with a prevalence of PTSD, depression and, less often, generalized anxiety. Important methodological bias weakens the conclusion of most studies, opening to the need of further research on mental health after quarantine and related risk/buffering factors.

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Changes in Provision of Psychotherapy in the Early Weeks of the COVID-19 Lockdown in Austria

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17113815 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (11) ◽

pp. 3815 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Thomas Probst ◽

Peter Stippl ◽

Christoph Pieh

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Online Survey ◽

Personal Contact ◽

The Novel ◽

Central Measure ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Novel Coronavirus

Reducing personal contacts is a central measure against the spreading of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This troubles mental health, but also mental health care as treatments usually take place in personal contact and switching to remote treatments might be necessary in times of COVID-19. The present study investigated the question how the provision of psychotherapy changed in the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown in Austria and whether there were differences between the four therapeutic orientations eligible in Austria (psychodynamic, humanistic, systemic, behavioral). Psychotherapists (N = 1547) completed an online survey. They entered their number of patients treated on average per week (in personal contact, via telephone, via Internet) in the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown in Austria as well as (retrospectively) in the months before. The number of patients treated on average per week in personal contact decreased (on average 81%; p < 0.001), whereas the number of patients treated on average per week via telephone and via Internet increased (on average 979% and 1561%; both p < 0.001). Yet, the decrease of psychotherapies through personal contact was not compensated for by increases of remote psychotherapies (p < 0.001). No differences between the four therapeutic orientations emerged. Results imply an undersupply of psychotherapy in the COVID-19 lockdown and that further changes are necessary to cover the increased need for timely psychotherapy in times of COVID-19.

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Parental psychological distress associated with COVID-19 outbreak: A large-scale multicenter survey from Turkey

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764020970240 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002076402097024

Author(s):

Alperen Bıkmazer ◽

Muhammed Tayyib Kadak ◽

Vahdet Görmez ◽

Uğur Doğan ◽

Zeynep Dilara Aslankaya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Large Scale ◽

Online Survey ◽

Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Parental Distress ◽

Psychological Burden ◽

Multicenter Survey ◽

The Impact

Aims Pandemics can cause substantial psychological distress; however, we do not know the impact of the COVID-19 related lockdown and mental health burden on the parents of school age children. We aimed to comparatively examine the COVID-19 related the stress and psychological burden of the parents with different occupational, locational, and mental health status related backgrounds. Methods A large-scale multicenter online survey was completed by the parents ( n = 3,278) of children aged 6 to 18 years, parents with different occupational (health care workers—HCW [18.2%] vs. others), geographical (İstanbul [38.2%] vs. others), and psychiatric (child with a mental disorder [37.8%]) backgrounds. Results Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that being a HCW parent (odds ratio 1.79, p < .001), a mother (odds ratio 1.67, p < .001), and a younger parent (odds ratio 0.98, p = .012); living with an adult with a chronic physical illness (odds ratio 1.38, p < .001), having an acquaintance diagnosed with COVID-19 (odds ratio 1.22, p = .043), positive psychiatric history (odds ratio 1.29, p < .001), and living with a child with moderate or high emotional distress (odds ratio 1.29, p < .001; vs. odds ratio 2.61, p < .001) were independently associated with significant parental distress. Conclusions Parents report significant psychological distress associated with COVID-19 pandemic and further research is needed to investigate its wider impact including on the whole family unit.

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Symptoms of ADHD Predict Lower Adaptation to the COVID-19 Outbreak: Financial Decline, Low Adherence to Preventive Measures, Psychological Distress, and Illness-Related Negative Perceptions

Journal of Attention Disorders ◽

10.1177/10870547211027934 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 108705472110279

Author(s):

Yehuda Pollak ◽

Rachel Shoham ◽

Haym Dayan ◽

Ortal Gabrieli-Seri ◽

Itai Berger

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Online Survey ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Financial Status ◽

Financial Decline ◽

Negative Perceptions ◽

Pro Social Behavior ◽

Different Levels

Objective: The COVID-19 outbreak created numerous multidimensional stressors, to which people show different levels of vulnerability. The current paper examines whether symptoms of ADHD are associated with poorer adaptation. Method: After the first quarantine in Israel, 2,055 adults participated in an online survey. Participants completed scales probing adaptation indicators: financial status, adherence to preventive measures, mental health, and COVID-19 related perceptions. Background measures, including the level of symptoms of ADHD, were collected. Results: Adaptation indicators negatively correlated with the level of symptoms of ADHD. Financial decline explained a small portion of the link between ADHD and decreased mental health. Background risk-taking, anti-social, and pro-social behavior partially explained the link between ADHD and non-adherence to preventive measures. COVID-19 related perceptions also partially explained that link. Conclusion: This study suggests that people with ADHD are more vulnerable to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore deserve special attention and care.

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Provision of Psychotherapy during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Czech, German and Slovak Psychotherapists

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17134811 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (13) ◽

pp. 4811 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Elke Humer ◽

Christoph Pieh ◽

Martin Kuska ◽

Antonia Barke ◽

Bettina K. Doering ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

Online Survey ◽

Personal Contact ◽

Face To Face ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Rapid Spread ◽

And Gender ◽

Novel Coronavirus

Psychotherapists around the world are facing an unprecedented situation with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). To combat the rapid spread of the virus, direct contact with others has to be avoided when possible. Therefore, remote psychotherapy provides a valuable option to continue mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study investigated the fear of psychotherapists to become infected with COVID-19 during psychotherapy in personal contact and assessed how the provision of psychotherapy changed due to the COVID-19 situation and whether there were differences with regard to country and gender. Psychotherapists from three European countries: Czech Republic (CZ, n = 112), Germany (DE, n = 130) and Slovakia (SK, n = 96), with on average 77.8% female participants, completed an online survey. Participants rated the fear of COVID-19 infection during face-to-face psychotherapy and reported the number of patients treated on average per week (in personal contact, via telephone, via internet) during the COVID-19 situation as well as (retrospectively) in the months before. Fear of COVID-19 infection was highest in SK and lowest in DE (p < 0.001) and was higher in female compared to male psychotherapists (p = 0.021). In all countries, the number of patients treated on average per week in personal contact decreased (p < 0.001) and remote psychotherapies increased (p < 0.001), with more patients being treated via internet than via telephone during the COVID-19 situation (p < 0.001). Furthermore, female psychotherapists treated less patients in personal contact (p = 0.036), while they treated more patients via telephone than their male colleagues (p = 0.015). Overall, the total number of patients treated did not differ during COVID-19 from the months before (p = 0.133) and psychotherapy in personal contact remained the most common treatment modality. Results imply that the supply of mental health care could be maintained during COVID-19 and that changes in the provision of psychotherapy vary among countries and gender.

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Cross-Cultural comparisons of psychosocial distress in the USA, South Korea, France, and Hong Kong during the initial phase of COVID-19

10.31234/osf.io/r4gnh ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Derek Dean ◽

Ivy Fei Tso ◽

Anne Giersch ◽

Hyeon-seung Lee ◽

Tatiana Baxter ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

South Korea ◽

Online Survey ◽

The United States ◽

Psychological Outcome ◽

The Usa ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

The Impact

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in the worldwide disruption of everyday life but the impact and response to the pandemic have not been uniform. Many countries rapidly deployed physical-distancing mandates to curb the spread of the COVID-19; others did not. Whilst social distancing strategies are necessary to reduce the transmission of the virus, it is also important to examine unintended psychiatric consequences of social isolation. We examined psychological distress in four countries with distinct public health strategies (South Korea, Hong Kong, France and the United States) to identify common and region-specific factors that may contribute to mental illness. From March to July June 2020, an online survey of demographics, general health, mental health, loneliness and social networks was conducted. Overall, younger age, greater concern for COVID, and increased loneliness predicted worse psychological outcome, although the magnitudes of the effects were not uniform among the four countries. We also observed notable differences in psychological distress; Hong Kong, with the strictest lockdown mandate, suffered the most drastic worsening of mental health outcome. To explain differential exacerbations of psychological distress around the globe during the pandemic, contributions of social unrest, economic uncertainty, and disruption to regular routine should be considered.

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What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Quarantine on Psychological Distress? Considerations Based on a Systematic Review of Pandemic Outbreaks

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9010101 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 101

Author(s):

Marco Cavicchioli ◽

Roberta Ferrucci ◽

Matteo Guidetti ◽

Maria Paola Canevini ◽

Gabriella Pravettoni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Evidence Based ◽

The Novel ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Clinically Significant ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Restrictive Measures ◽

The Impact

Background: The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and related syndrome (COVID-19) has led to worldwide measures with severe consequences for millions of people. In the light of the psychopathological consequences of restrictive measures detected during previous outbreaks, a systematic review was carried out to provide an evidence-based assessment of possible effects of the current COVID-19 quarantine on mental health. Methods: This review included studies that assessed mental health indexes (e.g., overall psychological distress, depressive and PTSD symptoms) during and after quarantine periods adopted to management different outbreaks (e.g., COVID-19, SARS, MERS). Results: Twenty-one independent studies were included for a total of 82,312 subjects. At least 20% of people exposed to restrictive measures for the management of pandemic infections reported clinically significant levels of psychological distress, especially PTSD (21%) and depressive (22.69%) symptoms. Overall, original studies highlighted relevant methodological limitations. Conclusions: Nowadays, almost one out of every five people is at risk of development of clinically significant psychological distress. Further research on mental health after the current COVID-19 quarantine measures is warranted.

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Comparison of Psychological Stress Levels and Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers, Frontline Workers, and the General Public During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2020.583971 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Rongrong Luan ◽

Weidan Pu ◽

Lilei Dai ◽

Rui Yang ◽

Peng Wang

Keyword(s):

Psychological Stress ◽

General Public ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Online Survey ◽

The Novel ◽

Impact Of Event Scale ◽

Event Scale ◽

Frontline Workers ◽

Occupation Group ◽

Novel Coronavirus

Objective: We aimed to conduct a comparative analysis of the psychological stress experienced by healthcare workers, frontline workers, and the general public and to assess the factors associated with psychological stress in each of these groups.Methods: We conducted an online survey targeting healthcare workers, frontline workers, and the general public. Psychological stress was assessed with the revised impact of event scale (IES-R). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted.Results: We surveyed 1,336 participants (64.6% female; mean age, 36.6). The occupation group distribution of respondents was 50.7% healthcare workers, 27.2% frontline workers, and 22.1% general public. The healthcare (23.6 ± 15.8) and frontline (23.6 ± 17.8) workers had higher IES-R scores than the general public (15.3 ± 10.6; p < 0.01). Poor health perception and perception of infection avoidance were associated with psychological stress in the healthcare and frontline workers, but not in the general public.Conclusion: Both healthcare and frontline workers are suffering elevated psychological stress, compared to the general public, and this elevated stress may be related especially to their perceptions of their own health and infection risk. Interventions addressing these factors should be developed to alleviate psychological stress in these populations, and thus reduce their risk of mental illness pathogenesis.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Future Challenges and Recommendations for Dental Settings

International Healthcare Research Journal ◽

10.26440/ihrj/0411.02392 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (11) ◽

pp. RV1-RV5

Author(s):

Najmus Sahar ◽

Pradeep Tangade ◽

Vikas Singh ◽

Surbhi Priyadarshini ◽

Debashis Roy

Keyword(s):

Health Care Workers ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Virus Transmission ◽

Review Article ◽

The Novel ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

Care Workers ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Novel Coronavirus

The novel coronavirus outbreak is a contagious disease affecting the countries around the world. The quick advancing nature of pandemic has gripped the entire community making it a public health emergency. Infection control preventive measures are necessary to prevent it from further spreading. Medical practitioners, health care workers and Dentists are at high risk of acquiring and transmission of infection. The virus transmission occurs through respiratory tract, aerosols and droplets. Clinical manifestations of virus vary from mild to severe sickness. This review article mainly emphasizes on all the information collected to date on the virus, and future recommendations for dental settings to manage the further spread of this virus.

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