Psychological symptoms during and after Austrian first lockdown in individuals with bipolar disorder? A follow-up control-group investigation.

A COVID-19 assessment was developed by the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine at the Medical University of Graz assessing COVID-19 fears, as follows (0 = no fears, 10 = extremely high fear): On a scale from 0 to 10, how strongly do you rate your concerns and fears about the coronavirus? On a scale from 0 to 10, how strongly do you rate your fear of contracting the coronavirus? On a scale from 0 to 10, how strongly do you rate your fear of infecting others with the coronavirus? The three items showed a highly significant intercorrelation (all p < 0.01), and a mean index for COVID-19 fears was created, showing a Cronbach’s alpha of α = 0.81 at T1 and α = 0.82 at T2.

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There was a significant time x group interaction in the BSI-18 subscale somatization showing a decreasing trend in patients with BD compared to controls.

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