Claudia Carmassi, Chiara Tani, Valentina Lorenzoni, Ilaria Palla, Giovanni Fulvio, Sara Fantasia, Gianni Andreozzi, Francesca Trentin, Lorenzo Conti, Andrea Gaglioti, Giuseppe Turchetti, Liliana Dell'Osso, Marta Mosca
OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 outbreak led to an increase in mental disorders, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in the general population and especially in high-risk populations such as patients with rheumatologic conditions. Although these latters are considered vulnerable to developing PTSD, few specific data have been particularly reported in the framework of the pandemic. The aim of the present study was to investigate PTSD and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in a sample of patients with systemic autoimmune disease (SAD), followed in the framework of a prospective observational study during the pandemic...
December 26, 2023: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology