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COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the current state of knowledge on the newly proposed COVID Stress Syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS: The syndrome consists of five inter-correlated elements: (a) fear of SARSCoV2 infection and fear of coming into contact with objects or surfaces contaminated with the coronavirus...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7927783/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33660068 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11920-021-01226-y |
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description | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the current state of knowledge on the newly proposed COVID Stress Syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS: The syndrome consists of five inter-correlated elements: (a) fear of SARSCoV2 infection and fear of coming into contact with objects or surfaces contaminated with the coronavirus; (b) fear of socio-economic impacts of the pandemic; (c) fear of foreigners for fear that they are infected; (d) pandemic-related compulsive checking and reassurance-seeking; and (e) pandemic-related traumatic stress symptoms. A severe form of the syndrome, characterized by clinically significant distress and impairment in functioning, is the COVID Stress Disorder, which is regarded as a pandemic-related adjustment disorder. Several treatment options exist but further research is needed. SUMMARY: Research during the COVID-19 pandemic has identified a pandemic-related adjustment disorder. The diagnosis of COVID Stress Syndrome should be made only after ruling out other disorders that could potentially account for the pattern of symptoms, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Further studies are needed to investigate the long-term course of the syndrome. Similar adjustment disorders may arise in future pandemics. Accordingly, understanding the COVID Stress Syndrome may facilitate efforts to understand and treat psychopathology in future pandemics. |
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spelling | pubmed-79277832021-03-04 COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations Taylor, Steven Curr Psychiatry Rep Anxiety Disorders (A Pelissolo, Section Editor) PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the current state of knowledge on the newly proposed COVID Stress Syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS: The syndrome consists of five inter-correlated elements: (a) fear of SARSCoV2 infection and fear of coming into contact with objects or surfaces contaminated with the coronavirus; (b) fear of socio-economic impacts of the pandemic; (c) fear of foreigners for fear that they are infected; (d) pandemic-related compulsive checking and reassurance-seeking; and (e) pandemic-related traumatic stress symptoms. A severe form of the syndrome, characterized by clinically significant distress and impairment in functioning, is the COVID Stress Disorder, which is regarded as a pandemic-related adjustment disorder. Several treatment options exist but further research is needed. SUMMARY: Research during the COVID-19 pandemic has identified a pandemic-related adjustment disorder. The diagnosis of COVID Stress Syndrome should be made only after ruling out other disorders that could potentially account for the pattern of symptoms, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Further studies are needed to investigate the long-term course of the syndrome. Similar adjustment disorders may arise in future pandemics. Accordingly, understanding the COVID Stress Syndrome may facilitate efforts to understand and treat psychopathology in future pandemics. Springer US 2021-03-03 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7927783/ /pubmed/33660068 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11920-021-01226-y Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Anxiety Disorders (A Pelissolo, Section Editor) Taylor, Steven COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations |
title | COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations |
title_full | COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations |
title_fullStr | COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations |
title_short | COVID Stress Syndrome: Clinical and Nosological Considerations |
title_sort | covid stress syndrome: clinical and nosological considerations |
topic | Anxiety Disorders (A Pelissolo, Section Editor) |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7927783/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33660068 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11920-021-01226-y |
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