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Strejilevich S, Samamé C, Marengo E, Godoy A, Smith J, Camino S, Oppel M, Sobrero M, López Escalona L. Can we predict a "tsunami"? Symptomatic and syndromal density, mood instability and treatment intensity in people with bipolar disorders under a strict and long lockdown. J Affect Disord 2024; 351:827-832. [PMID: 38341152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Converging evidence supports the involvement of circadian rhythm disturbances in the course and morbidity of bipolar disorders (BD). During 2020, lockdown measures were introduced worldwide to contain the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, chronobiological rhythms were critically disrupted and illness outcomes were expected to worsen. The current study aimed to explore changes in morbidity among BD patients living under lockdown. METHODS Ninety BD outpatients under naturalistic treatment conditions were followed from March to September 2020 using a mood chart technique. Different treatment and illness variables, including mood instability, were assessed and compared with the outcomes obtained during the same 28-week period in 2019. RESULTS For most clinical variables, no significant differences were observed between time periods. A slight decrease was found in symptom intensity (from 15.19 ± 20.62 to 10.34 ± 15.79, FDR-adjusted p = 0.04) and in the number of depressive episodes (from 0.39 ± 0.74 to 0.22 ± 0.63, FDR-adjusted p = 0.03), whereas the intensity of pharmacological treatment remained unchanged. Previous illness course predicted mood outcomes during the confinement. LIMITATIONS Follow-up periods were relatively short. Further, actigraphy or other methods capable of ensuring significant changes in physical activity were not used. CONCLUSIONS In line with other studies, our findings show no worsening in the clinical morbidity of BD patients during lockdown. This conspicuous contrast between our initial predictions and the observed findings highlights the fact that we are still far from being able to provide accurate predictive models for BD.
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- Sergio Strejilevich
- ÁREA, Asistencia e Investigación en Trastornos del Ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- ÁREA, Asistencia e Investigación en Trastornos del Ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ÁREA, Asistencia e Investigación en Trastornos del Ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ÁREA, Asistencia e Investigación en Trastornos del Ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ÁREA, Asistencia e Investigación en Trastornos del Ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ÁREA, Asistencia e Investigación en Trastornos del Ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ÁREA, Asistencia e Investigación en Trastornos del Ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Oppel M, Camino S, Smith JM, Godoy A, Strejilevich S. [Adaptation of psychiatric practice in public and private mental health institutions of the City of Buenos Aires during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Vertex 2021; XXXII:40-44. [PMID: 34783785 DOI: 10.53680/vertex.v32i153.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND One of the most significant indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be seen on the mental health of the population. On this study, we will take into account the adapting capacity that the most representative mental health services (MHS) of Buenos Aires (BA) City have had as to this new situation. METHODS We designed an online survey including 10 self-administered closed questions, strictly anonymous. It has been sent to targeted professionals who work in public and private MHS of BA after 2 months of the beginning of the lockdown. RESULTS We got 38 answers. 2 professionals rejected to answer. 34% belonged to private institutions and 66% to public ones. 81% of the total were able to implement online assistance but only 24% had been trained on how to treat patients in this context. 69% of the private and 12% of the public sector professionals informed to have been trained on telemedicine tools. 69% of the private and 36% of the public sector professionals informed to have prepared materials for the users on telemedicine resources. 68% mentioned that their service was properly organized. 40% of the public sector professionals may have been reassigned to work on tasks related to the pandemic. 40% of the total informed a reduced capacity of assistance. CONCLUSIONS The MHS of BA may have been able to migrate their assistance to telemedicine, however we have noticed differences in the training levels. A better capacity of training on this modality might be needed.
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- Melany Oppel
- Médica especialista en Psiquiatría. Magister. Área, Asistencia e investigación en trastornos del ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Médico especialista en Psiquiatría. Área, Asistencia e investigación en trastornos del ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail:
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- Médico especialista en Psiquiatría. Área, Asistencia e investigación en trastornos del ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Médica especialista en Psiquiatría. Área, Asistencia e investigación en trastornos del ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Médico especialista en Psiquiatría. Área, Asistencia e investigación en trastornos del ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Evers F, Giraud-Girard J, Grimme S, Manz J, Monte C, Oppel M, Rettig W, Saalfrank P, Zimmermann P. Absorption and Fluorescence Excitation Spectra of 9-(N-carbazolyl)-anthracene: Effects of Intramolecular Vibrational Redistribution and Diabatic Transitions Involving Electron Transfer. J Phys Chem A 2001. [DOI: 10.1021/jp003879d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- F. Evers
- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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- Institut für Atomare und Analytische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany, Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, CNRS URA 505, IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France, Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany, Institut für ChemiePhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Institut
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