Depression Relapse during Long-Term Remission due to Media-Amplified Fear during the COVID-19 Pandemic.


Journal

Case reports in psychiatry
ISSN: 2090-682X
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Psychiatry
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101583308

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 20 08 2021
revised: 21 09 2021
accepted: 22 09 2021
entrez: 18 10 2021
pubmed: 19 10 2021
medline: 19 10 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reoriented societies across the world and placed a significant burden on caring for mental health among its population. In this study, we reported two cases where patients experiencing severe depression with delusions of having COVID-19 required inpatient treatment after long-term remission owing to the negative impact of media reports related to the pandemic. Despite the aggravation of their anxiety, the patients were unable to distance themselves from negative information in attempts to remain informed through media to prevent their families and themselves from being infected. Self-protection through improved media literacy is imperative for people to protect themselves from the fearmongering of the media and infodemic in the present-day scenario.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34659857
doi: 10.1155/2021/5682611
pmc: PMC8516579
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

5682611

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Nobutaka Ayani et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have no conflict of interest related to this manuscript.

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Auteurs

Nobutaka Ayani (N)

Department of Psychiatry, National Hospital Organization, Maizuru Medical Center, 2410 Yukinaga, Maizuru, Kyoto 625-8502, Japan.
Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.

Teruyuki Matsuoka (T)

Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.

Sumihiro Yamano (S)

Department of Psychiatry, National Hospital Organization, Maizuru Medical Center, 2410 Yukinaga, Maizuru, Kyoto 625-8502, Japan.

Jin Narumoto (J)

Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.

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