The emotional impact of COVID-19 outbreak in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: evaluation of depression, anxiety and interoceptive awareness

Neurol Sci. 2020 Sep;41(9):2339-2341. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04592-2. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

Authors

Natascia De Lucia¹, Francesco Pio Ausiello¹, Myriam Spisto¹, Fiore Manganelli¹, Elena Salvatore¹, Raffaele Dubbioso²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. rafdubbioso@gmail.com.

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / epidemiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / psychology*
Anxiety / epidemiology
Anxiety / psychology*
Awareness / physiology
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Caregivers / psychology
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / psychology*
Depression / epidemiology
Depression / psychology*
Disease Outbreaks
Emotions / physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Interoception / physiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / psychology*
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires