Factors related to depression, distress, and self-reported changes in anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 state of emergency in Latvia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jelena Vrublevska ◽  
Anna Sibalova ◽  
Ilana Aleskere ◽  
Baiba Rezgale ◽  
Daria Smirnova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Anxiety Depression

scholarly journals The occurrence of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts in patients with psoriasis

2019 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-494
Author(s):  
Magdalena Stachecka ◽  
Teresa Rzepa ◽  
Joanna Furmańska ◽  
Ryszard Żaba
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Anxiety Depression

scholarly journals Happiness in Czechia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10826
Author(s):  
František Petrovič ◽  
František Murgaš ◽  
Roman Králik
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Anxiety Depression

The unprecedented growth of prosperity in developed countries, including the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, interrupted by the economic crisis in 2008–2009, came to a halt at the beginning of 2020. This was due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 respiratory disease pandemic, for which no cure was known in June 2020. The response of governments in the form of declaring a state of emergency and closing national and regional borders for several months had serious economic and, above all, psychological consequences. Anxiety, depression, and possibly suicides were expected to increase. In this paper, we focused on the experience of happiness, understood as positive emotion, expressing the highest degree of well-being. The conceptualization of happiness is based on the analysis of six indicators. The aim of the paper was to explore the experience of happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Czechia. Two hypotheses were formulated in terms of the expected effects of this pandemic on the experience of happiness. Measuring happiness in one region of the Czechia on a scale of 0–10 using both face-to-face methods and social networks yielded different results from those expected.

Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation amongst Patients with Facial Dermatoses (Acne, Rosacea, Perioral Dermatitis, and Folliculitis) in Lithuania

Dermatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 236 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lukaviciute ◽  
Ruta Ganceviciene ◽  
Petras Navickas ◽  
Alvydas Navickas ◽  
Jurate Grigaitiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Acne Rosacea ◽  
Perioral Dermatitis ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background/Objective: Skin diseases, especially those with visible manifestation, are considered to cause a major influence on global mental health. Therefore, we determined the prevalence and severity of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in a large sample of patients with facial dermatoses, namely acne, rosacea, folliculitis, and perioral dermatitis. Methods: The mental health of patients with facial dermatoses and respective controls was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and questions concerning suicidal ideation. Results: The study included 543 patients with facial dermatoses and 497 healthy individuals. Anxiety was present in 37.6% of the patients (14.9% of controls), depression in 21.7% (6.8%), and suicidal thoughts in 9.8% (3.2%) (p < 0.001). Acne patients demonstrated the highest anxiety and depression subscale scores (mean ± standard deviation: 7.1 ± 0.25, 95% confidence interval (CI): 6.58–7.56; controls: 5 ± 0.23, 95% CI: 4.57–5.49). In rosacea 30% of the patients had depression symptoms (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 7.216, 95% CI: 4.122–12.632, p < 0.001), while in folliculitis patients 15.4% (OR: 3.138, 95% CI: 1.241–7.936, p = 0.016) had suicidal thoughts. Patients with anxiety symptoms and suicidal thoughts were on average younger than those without (28.3 ± 0.76 vs. 31.2 ± 0.66 years, p = 0.001 and 25.3 ± 0.98 vs. 30.5 ± 0.55 years, p = 0.007, respectively). Conclusion: Acne and rosacea are associated with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in Lithuanian patients. Younger patients are more prone to report such symptoms than older ones.

Personal debt and suicidal ideation

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Meltzer ◽  
P. Bebbington ◽  
T. Brugha ◽  
R. Jenkins ◽  
S. McManus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Psychiatric Evaluation ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Relationship Breakdown ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundPersonal debt is one of many factors associated with anxiety, depression and suicidality. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between personal debt and suicidal ideation in the context of sociodemographic factors, employment and income, lifestyle behaviours, and recently experienced traumatic events.MethodInterviews were conducted with a random probability sample comprising 7461 respondents for the third national survey of psychiatric morbidity of adults in England. Fieldwork was carried out throughout 2007. The prevalence of suicidal thoughts in the past week, past year and lifetime was assessed and current sources of debt were recorded.ResultsIn 2007, 4.3% of adults in England had thought about taking their own life in the past 12 months, ranging from 1.8% of men aged ⩾55 years to 7.0% of women aged 35–54 years. Those in debt were twice as likely to think about suicide after controlling for sociodemographic, economic, social and lifestyle factors. Difficulty in making hire purchase or mail order repayments and paying off credit card debt, in addition to housing-related debt (rent and mortgage arrears), was strongly associated with suicidal thoughts. Feelings of hopelessness partially mediated the relationship between debt and suicidal ideation.ConclusionsThe number of debts, source of the debt and reasons for debt are key correlates of suicidal ideation. Individuals experiencing difficulties in repaying their debts because they are unemployed or have had a relationship breakdown or have heavy caring responsibilities may require psychiatric evaluation in addition to debt counselling.

scholarly journals Nostalgia As a Device for Dealing with Traumatic Experiences During the COVID-19 Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilyana Todorova ◽  
Gergana Padareva-Ilieva
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Main Role ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Multimodal Analysis ◽  
Social Messages ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Modern Technologies

The paper is an investigation of nostalgia in its diverse manifestations in social media, mainly Facebook, during COVID-19 crisis in Bulgaria and is based on pre-observation which shows that communication through social media at that period was largely nostalgic. The study considers nostalgia as a strategy for dealing with the 2020 state of emergency during which the lack of physical contact and social experiences can create preconditions for anxiety, depression and fear leading to traumatic consequences. The research is based on empirical material actively collected using the method of the included observation in the period from the 15th of March 2020, when the state of emergency in connection with COVID-19 was declared in Bulgaria, until the 30th of June 2020. The purpose of the paper is to present the nostalgic modes in Facebook and to reveal the reasons for their success as communicative and social messages. Applying interdisciplinary and multimodal approach the study describes the nostalgic manifestations by classifying thematically the initiatives, communication strategies and topics, oriented towards the past, as well as revealing their meaning for the society. The results show that the main role of nostalgic Facebook modes is to unite people in times of isolation, to raise their spirit and thus save them from the traumas that the COVID-19 crisis can cause. The multimodal analysis of the Facebook images from the empirical data confirms that social media and modern technologies make it possible to create `new products` based on old stories or memories that acquire a new meaning in the specific COVID-19 situation, modelled by the culture and mentality of Bulgarians in isolation.

scholarly journals The Fear Traumatization: Psychological Consequences of Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
V.I. Ekimova ◽  
M.I. Rozenova ◽  
A.V. Litvinova ◽  
A.V. Koteneva
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Anxiety Depression

The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with high transmission and mortality rates of the infection, created an unprecedented state of emergency worldwide. The risk of infection and death, the experience of social isolation, alongside with loss of control over the situation and frightening information caused the "pandemic of fear" that had spread across regions and countries. The aim of this review is to summarize and to analyze the results of numerous studies of the COVID-19 pandemic psychological consequences for the population of different countries and the world as a whole, as well as for individual categories of population, and COVID-19 related risk factors. Relatively high levels of fear, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychological distress and stress have been observed and continue to be observed among the population of China, Spain, Italy, Iran, the United States, Turkey, Nepal, Denmark, and other countries. The most severe symptoms of psychological trauma are demonstrated by medical workers, women, young people, those who had lost their jobs during the crisis, people with chronic diseases, etc. It is especially important to continue international and interdisciplinary researches aimed at identifying and mitigating the dangerous effects of COVID-19 on people's mental health and psychological well-being.

The relationship between anxiety, depression and risk behaviors in adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Soleimani ◽  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif ◽  
Nasim Bahrami ◽  
Ameneh Yaghoobzadeh ◽  
Kelly A. Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Aim Adolescence is a developmental period often associated with high-risk behaviors. While some risk-taking behavior is considered normative in adolescents, research has indicated an association between risky behaviors and mental ill-health. The current research aimed to examine the relationship between anxiety and depression with the occurrence of high-risk behaviors in adolescents and also determine the predictive factors of these main variables. Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational design was used to collect data from 399 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 19 residing in Qazvin, Iran using the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) and the Iranian Adolescents Risk-taking Scale (IARS) between the period of October and November 2015. Data analysis included descriptive and inferential statistics powered by SPSS (v. 23). Results Mean scores for anxiety, depression and risky behaviors were 37.70 ± 21.11 and 80.76 ± 31.30, respectively. Participants’ frequency of suicidal thoughts (β = 0.126, p < 0.05) positively predicted anxiety and depression, while age (β = −0.126, p < 0.01) and self-confidence (β = −0.307, p < 0.001) negatively predicted anxiety and depression. Moreover, having friends that smoke (β = 0.366, p < 0.001), suicidal thoughts (β = 0.127, p < 0.01), and the strength of suicidal thoughts (β = 0.100, p < 0.05) were positive predictors of occurrence of risky behaviors. Furthermore, religious belief (β = −0.204, p < 0.001) negatively predicted occurrence of risky behaviors in Iranian adolescents. Male respondents were more likely to have higher level of occurrence of risky behaviors than females (β = −0.193, p < 0.001). Conclusion Findings of the present study suggest that anxiety and depression positively and significantly predict the occurrence of risky behaviors in addition to having friends that smoke, suicidal thoughts, and strong suicidal thinking. The implications of these findings have relevance for screening, prevention, and treatment interventions targeting mental health in adolescents.

Anxiety, depression and stressful life events among medical students: a prospective study in Antalya, Turkey

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Aktekin ◽  
Taha Karaman ◽  
Yesim Yigiter Senol ◽  
Sukru Erdem ◽  
Hakan Erengin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Skin Conductance and Subjective Arousal in Anxiety, Depression, and Comorbidity

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laina E. Rosebrock ◽  
Denada Hoxha ◽  
Catherine Norris ◽  
John T. Cacioppo ◽  
Jackie K. Gollan
Keyword(s):  
Skin Conductance ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Autonomic Arousal ◽  
Emotional Picture ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Picture Viewing ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Subjective Arousal ◽  
Healthy Participants

Abstract. Skin conductance (SC), an autonomic arousal measure of the sympathetic nervous system, is a sensitive and useful index of physiological arousal. However, SC data does not always align with self-reports of arousal. SC, self-reported arousal, and their association, known as emotion coherence, may be altered with the presence of major psychiatric illness. This study investigated group differences on SC reactivity and self-reported arousal while viewing positive, negative, neutral, and threat images between participants diagnosed with major depression with and without anxiety disorders relative to a healthy comparison group. Additionally, the strength and direction of association between SC reactivity and arousal ratings (emotion coherence) was examined within groups. Unmedicated participants were recruited via online and paper advertisements around Chicago and categorized into one of four groups (Depressed: n = 35, Anxious: n = 44, Comorbid: n = 38, Healthy: n = 29). SC and affect ratings were collected during and after a standardized emotional picture viewing task. SC reactivity was significantly higher during threat images, regardless of group. During threat image presentation, increased SC reactivity occurred during the last few seconds before picture offset; for all other stimulus types, SC reactivity decreased significantly after picture offset. Anxious and comorbid participants rated emotional images as more arousing than healthy participants; there were no observed differences in arousal ratings between depressed and healthy participants. Heightened reactivity in anxiety may manifest in arousal ratings without corresponding increased SC reactivity to emotional images. Results do not suggest underlying altered psychophysiology in this sample of depressed or anxious participants.

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