A two-year longitudinal evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pre-existing mental health service attenders.
Bipolar affective disorder
COVID-19
borderline personality disorder
emotionally unstable personality disorder
mood disorders
Journal
Irish journal of psychological medicine
ISSN: 2051-6967
Titre abrégé: Ir J Psychol Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8900208
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 May 2024
31 May 2024
Historique:
medline:
31
5
2024
pubmed:
31
5
2024
entrez:
31
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
To examine if the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a differential effect longitudinally in relation to its psychological and functional impact on patients with bipolar disorder and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 individuals attending the Galway-Roscommon Mental Health Services with an ICD-10 diagnosis of either bipolar disorder ( Individuals with EUPD exhibited significant anxiety and depressive symptoms and increased hopelessness compared to individuals with bipolar disorder. Repeated measures data demonstrated no significant change in symptomatology for either the EUPD or bipolar disorder group over time, but demonstrated an improvement in social ( Individuals with EUPD demonstrated increased symptomatology over a two-year period compared to those with bipolar disorder. The importance of face-to-face mental health supports for this cohort are indicated, particularly if future pandemics impact the delivery of mental health services.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
To examine if the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a differential effect longitudinally in relation to its psychological and functional impact on patients with bipolar disorder and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).
METHODS
METHODS
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 individuals attending the Galway-Roscommon Mental Health Services with an ICD-10 diagnosis of either bipolar disorder (
RESULTS
RESULTS
Individuals with EUPD exhibited significant anxiety and depressive symptoms and increased hopelessness compared to individuals with bipolar disorder. Repeated measures data demonstrated no significant change in symptomatology for either the EUPD or bipolar disorder group over time, but demonstrated an improvement in social (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Individuals with EUPD demonstrated increased symptomatology over a two-year period compared to those with bipolar disorder. The importance of face-to-face mental health supports for this cohort are indicated, particularly if future pandemics impact the delivery of mental health services.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38818869
pii: S0790966724000089
doi: 10.1017/ipm.2024.8
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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