Depression and Anxiety in Mothers Who Were Pregnant During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northern Italy: The Role of Pandemic-Related Emotional Stress and Perceived Social Support

The COVID-19 pandemic is a collective trauma that is threatening citizens' mental health resulting in increased emotional stress, reduced social support, and heightened risk for affective symptoms. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of antenatal pandemic-related emotional stress...

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Main Authors: Serena Grumi, Livio Provenzi, Patrizia Accorsi, Giacomo Biasucci, Anna Cavallini, Lidia Decembrino, Rossana Falcone, Elisa Maria Fazzi, Barbara Gardella, Roberta Giacchero, Paola Guerini, Elena Grossi, Maria Luisa Magnani, Eloisa Maria Mariani, Renata Nacinovich, Dario Pantaleo, Camilla Pisoni, Federico Prefumo, Caterina Sabatini, Barbara Scelsa, Maria Valentina Spartà, Arsenio Spinillo, Roberto Giorda, Simona Orcesi, Renato Borgatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.716488/full