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Measurement of COVID-19 related mental health problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Arts ,
S. Petrykiv  and
L. De Jonge
M. Arts*
Affiliation:
GGZWNB, Psychiatry, Halsteren, Netherlands
S. Petrykiv
Affiliation:
GGZWNB, Psychiatry, Halsteren, Netherlands
L. De Jonge
Affiliation:
Leonardo Scientific Research Institute, Neuropsychiatry, Halsteren, Netherlands
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The spread of the corona virus (COVID-19) has an enormous psychosocial impact on humanity across the globe, resulting in an increase in mental health issues. There are no specific diagnostic instruments that could identify COVID-19 related mental health problems. In recent months, new scales have been developed to identify COVID-19 related problems.

Objectives

Our objective was to investigate the clinical utility of these new assessment instruments.

Methods

We performed a literature search, using Pubmed, EMBASE, Scopus and Cochrane library databases, to search for new scales identifying COVID-19 related mental health problems.

Results

During the first half of the year 2020, we found five published new self-report measurement instruments: Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), the COVID Stress Scales (CSS), the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS), and the Questionnaire on Perception of Threat from COVID-19. These instruments have been validated in a group of middle-aged ambulatory patients.

Conclusions

These new instruments might be useful in non-clinical settings. Although the psychometric reports are promising, the instruments have been validated in a less vulnerable group of patients. Future validation studies should also comprise other age groups, particularly the old and more vulnerable population.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

mental healthCovid-19
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S511 - S512
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