The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health

• Conditions: Adjustment disorder; F30-F39; F40-F48; Mood [affective] disorders; Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00021395
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

18 years or older
Good knowledge of the German language
Stay in the Krehl ward OR in the psychosomatic day clinic of the University Hospital Freiburg during the COVID-19 pandemic

Employees with direct patient contact at the University Hospital Freiburg during the COVID-19 pandemic
EITHER
from the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (Krehl Ward, Day Clinic, Consultation Team, Outpatient Clinic - with and without contact to COVID-19 patients)
OR
From COVID-19 stations with direct contact to COVID-19 patients

Exclusion Criteria

Assessment by the treating therapist / doctor that participation in the interview could lead to further psychological destabilisation of the participant
Acute deterioration (including suicidal tendencies) of the participant's psychological state.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary goal criterion is the qualitative description of effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the phenomenological interview. The interviews will take place during the pandemic while patients are admitted for psychological diseases. For employees, the interviews take place during the pandemic, outside working hours, the interview time is registered as overtime.