A longitudinal study on clinically relevant self-reported depression, anxiety and acute stress features among Italian community-dwelling adults during the COVID-19 …

A Somma, RF Krueger, KE Markon, G Gialdi… - Journal of affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Although necessary for public health, quarantine has been documented to
cause post-traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, and depression. We designed the present …

Italians on the age of COVID-19: the self-reported depressive symptoms through web-based survey

M Balsamo, L Carlucci - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected the Italian community.
The widespread use of quarantine had the desired impact of controlling the epidemic …

A longitudinal observation of general psychopathology before the COVID-19 outbreak and during lockdown in Italy

G Castellini, E Rossi, E Cassioli, G Sanfilippo… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Italy has been largely involved by the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study
aimed at evaluating the impact of the lockdown during the pandemic on mental health …

Psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 among Italians during the first week of lockdown

M Di Giuseppe, S Zilcha-Mano, TA Prout… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pandemics and government-mandated quarantining measures have a substantial impact on
mental health. This study investigated the psychological impact of the coronavirus disease …

Age-and gender-related differences in the evolution of psychological and cognitive status after the lockdown for the COVID-19 outbreak: a follow-up study

G Maggi, I Baldassarre, A Barbaro, ND Cavallo… - Neurological …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Individuals experienced psychological symptoms in response to quarantine for the
COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the possible effect of age and …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health in the post-lockdown pandemic phase: Relief or exacerbation of psychological distress? A cross-sectional study in the general population in …

MD Orfei, F Bossi, S D'Arcangelo, F Maggi, N Lattanzi… - Acta Psychologica, 2022 - Elsevier
This study is one of the first aiming at investigating the mental health in the post-lockdown
period in an Italian adult population and detecting demographic and psychological …

Mental health of Italian adults during COVID‐19 pandemic

S Amendola, V Spensieri… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives On 31 January 2020, a new type of coronavirus was first confirmed in Italy and
spread rapidly across the country leading to a national lockdown. The aim of this pilot study …

Incidence of PTSD and generalized anxiety symptoms during the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak: an exploratory study of a large sample of the Italian population

E Brivio, S Oliveri, P Guiddi, G Pravettoni - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, between March and May 2020, in Italy, people
were asked to shelter in place and most had to put their life on hold, while news of the …

The Italians in the time of coronavirus: psychosocial aspects of the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic

F Favieri, G Forte, R Tambelli, M Casagrande - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide public health emergency that forced
the Italian Government to deliberate unprecedented actions, including quarantine, with a …

Psychological distress among Italians during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine

M Bonati, R Campi, M Zanetti, M Cartabia, F Scarpellini… - BMC psychiatry, 2021 - Springer
Background Quarantine as a preventive action to reduce people's exposure to a contagious
disease has substantial psychological impact. We aimed to collect information on …