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Trauma from a pandemic, one in three Italians and more women are at risk
The pandemic leaves its deep marks on the psyche, risking to compromise even in the long term – up to 30 months – well-being and mental health. One in three Italians is at risk and the most exposed are women. This is the picture that emerges from a systematic review by the Italian Society of Psychiatry (Sip) of the studies published on the topic Covid and mental health, one year after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Several studies conducted in Italy, Spain, China, India, Ireland and Israel have evaluated the presence of symptoms of PTSD in the general population, and overall an incidence of 30 percent was found.
To be affected are not only patients recovered from the virus, health workers and families of the victims, but all the people who, even if only indirectly, are suffering the blows of a year of Coronavirus. “No one will be himself as before. A year of emergency from Covid – psychiatrists warn – risks developing chronic stress, the so-called post-traumatic stress disorder, which can leave lasting, or even irreversible, signs in all the people who are suffering from it even if only indirectly. emotional burden of a year of pandemic “. The disorder would mostly affect people under 50 and women, most likely due to an overload related to the role of caregiver to be balanced with work and housekeeping.
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