Transtornos mentais comuns durante a Pandemia da Covid-19: frequência e fatores associados / Common mental disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: frequency and associated factors / Trastornos mentales comunes durante la Pandemia de Covid-19: frecuencia y factores asociados

Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a frequência de sintomas de transtornos mentais comuns e os fatores associados a eles na população brasileira no início da pandemia da coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Uma amostra de 1.482 adultos, com idade média de 34,68 anos (DP = 13,66), 76,8% do sexo feminino, respondeu a um questionário sociodemográfico, à Escala de Depressão, Ansiedade e Estresse ­ 21 (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 [DASS-21]) e à Escala de Atenção e Consciência Plena. Foram observados níveis elevados e atípicos de transtornos comuns, bem como automutilação, ideação suicida e tentativas de suicídio. O traço mindful foi o principal fator associado negativamente tanto a sintomas de ansiedade quantos a sintomas de depressão. Pior condição financeira e orientação sexual não normativa predisseram sintomas de ansiedade e depressão, mas não foram encontradas diferenças entre o grupo que seguiu e o que não seguiu as regras do distanciamento social. O efeito pandêmico pode ser inferido a partir dos níveis clínicos elevados, mas estudos longitudinais podem ajudar a compreender efeitos de longo prazo.

Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la frecuencia y factores asociados a los síntomas de trastornos mentales comunes en la población brasileña al comienzo de la pandemia de coronavirus disease 2019 (CO-VID-19). Una muestra de 1.482 adultos, con edad media de 34,68 años (DE = 13,66), 76,8% mujeres, res-pondieron un cuestionario sociodemográfico, la Escala Depresión, Ansiedad y Estrés ­ 21 (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 [DASS-21]) y la Escala de Atención y Conciencia Plena. Se observaron niveles altos atípicos de trastornos comunes, así como automutilación, ideación suicida e intentos de suicidio. La atención plena fue el principal factor asociado negativamente tanto a los síntomas de ansiedad como a los síntomas de depresión. La peor situación económica y orientación sexual no normativa predijeron sínto-mas de ansiedad y depresión, pero no se encontraron diferencias entre el grupo que siguió y el que no si-guió las reglas del distanciamiento social. A partir de los altos índices clínicos, se puede inferir el efecto pandémico, pero estudios longitudinales podrían ayudar a comprender los efectos a largo plazo

This study aimed to assess the frequency and associated factors of symptoms of common mental disor-ders in the Brazilian population at the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A sample of 1,482 adults, with a mean age of 34.68 years (SD = 13.66 years), 76.8% female, answered a so-ciodemographic questionnaire, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), and the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale. Atypical high levels of symptoms of common disorders were observed, as well as self-mutilation, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. The mindful trait was the main factor negatively associated with both anxiety and depression symptoms. Worse financial conditions and non-normative sexual orientation predicted symptoms of anxiety and depression, but no differences were found between the group that followed and the one that did not follow the social distancing measures. From the high clinical indices, the pandemic effect can be inferred, but longitudinal studies could help understand long-term effects.

Corrigendum: Bad Choices Make Good Stories: The Impaired Decision-Making Process and Skin Conductance Response in Subjects With Smartphone Addiction.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00073.].

Bad Choices Make Good Stories: The Impaired Decision-Making Process and Skin Conductance Response in Subjects With Smartphone Addiction.

Introduction: Smartphone Addiction (SA) has caused negative consequences and functional impairments in college students, such as reduction of academic performance and impairment in sleep quality. Studies have shown that individuals with chemical and behavioral dependencies have a bias in decision-making process, which leads to short-term advantageous choices even if they cause long-term harm. This bias in decision-making process is accompanied by a change in somatic markers and is associated with the development and maintenance of addictive behavior. The decision-making process and the measurement of physiological parameters have not yet been analyzed in SA. The neuropsychological and physiological characterization of the SA can contribute to its approach with the other dependency syndromes and to its recognition as a disease. Objective: we aimed to evaluate the decision-making process under risk and under ambiguity in individuals with SA and to measure the physiological parameters that accompany this process. Method: We compared the performance in the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), Game of Dice Task (GDT) and skin conductance response (SCR) between 50 individuals with SA and 50 controls. Results: Smartphone dependents presented a profile of impairment in decision-making under ambiguity, without impairment in decision-making under risk. They demonstrated lower SCR before disadvantageous choices, higher SCR after rewards and lower SCR after punishments during decision-making, which suggests difficulty in recognizing disadvantageous alternatives, high sensitivity to rewards, and low sensitivity to punishments. Conclusion: The impairment in the decision-making process in smartphone dependents is similar to that found in other chemical and behavioral addictions, such as alcohol addiction, gambling disorders and pathological buy. The impairment in decision under ambiguity with preservation of decision under risk may reflect dysfunction of implicit emotional processes without dysfunction of explicit cognitive process. This profile can contribute to the recognition of SA as a behavioral dependence and to guide specific preventive and therapeutic strategies.