Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With Dementia

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 11; p. 578015
• Main Authors: Cagnin, Annachiara, Di Lorenzo, Raffaele, Marra, Camillo, Bonanni, Laura, Cupidi, Chiara, Laganà, Valentina, Rubino, Elisa, Vacca, Alessandro, Provero, Paolo, Isella, Valeria, Vanacore, Nicola, Agosta, Federica, Appollonio, Ildebrando, Caffarra, Paolo, Pettenuzzo, Ilaria, Sambati, Renato, Quaranta, Davide, Guglielmi, Valeria, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Filippi, Massimo, Tedeschi, Gioacchino, Ferrarese, Carlo, Rainero, Innocenzo, Bruni, Amalia C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 09.09.2020
• Subjects: behavioral and psychological symptoms; behavioral symptoms; caregiver; dementia; Psychiatry; psychological symptoms; quarantine; gender; caregiver; dementia; coronavirus disease; quarantine; behavioral symptoms; behavioral and psychological symptoms; psychological symptoms
• ISSN: 1664-0640; 1664-0640
• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.578015

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and several governments planned a national quarantine in order to control the virus spread. Acute psychological effects of quarantine in frail elderly subjects with special needs, such as...