TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The psychological impact of COVID-19 and restrictive measures in the world
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Passavanti, Marco
A1  - Argentieri, Alessandro
A1  - Barbieri, Diego Maria
A1  - Lou, Baowen
A1  - Wijayaratna, Kasun
A1  - Foroutan Mirhosseini, Ali Seyed
A1  - Wang, Fusong
A1  - Naseri, Sahra
A1  - Qamhia, Issam
A1  - Tangerås, Marius
A1  - Pelliciari, Matteo
A1  - Ho, Chun-Hsing
SP  - 36
EP  - 51
VL  - 283
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: In a short time, the COVID-19 pandemic turned into a global emergency. The fear of becoming infected and the lockdown measures have drastically changed people's daily routine. The aim of this study is to establish the psychological impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is entailing, particularly with regards to levels of stress, anxiety and depression, and to the risks of developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). <br><br>METHODS: The study, carried out with a sample of 1612 subjects distributed in seven countries (Australia, China, Ecuador, Iran, Italy, Norway and the United States), allowed us to collect information about the psychological impact of COVID-19. <br><br>RESULTS: The findings of this study show that the levels of stress, depression and anxiety, as well as the risks of PTSD, are higher than average in over half of the considered sample. The severity of these disorders significantly depends on gender, type of outdoor activities, characteristics of their homes, eventual presence of infected acquaintances, time dedicated to looking for related information (in the news and social networks), type of source information and, in part, to the level of education and income. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that COVID-19 has a very strong psychological impact on the global population. This appears to be linked to the coping strategies adopted, level of mindful awareness, socio-demographic variables, people's habits and the way individuals use means of communication and information.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.01.020
ID  - ref1
ER  -