Endocrine Abstracts

During the spring of 2020, a national lockdown was adopted in Italy to prevent COVID-19 pandemic spread. Restrictive measures have been associated with impaired psychological outcome in the general population. As patients with Cushing’s Syndrome (CS), including Cushing’s disease (CD), adrenal CS (ACS), and ectopic CS (ECS), are reportedly associated with a higher prevalence of anxiety, stress susceptibility, depression, and maniac episodes, during both active disease...

During 2020 spring, national lockdown was adopted in Italy to prevent COVID-19 pandemic spread. Restrictive measures, including lockdowns, were associated with impaired psychological outcome, mainly increased perceived stress and anxiety, in general population. As transgender people (T*) are associated with higher prevalence of perceived stress, anxiety, and depression, higher psychological vulnerability during lockdowns cannot be excluded. The aim of the PICARD study was the ...

Over the last two years, COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown have exerted a remarkable psychological burden in the general population. Such an impact is supposed to be even worse in acromegaly, known to induce a severe psychological impairment due to its somatic disfigurements and systemic comorbidities. The current observational study aimed at investigating the impact of COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown on psychological health in acromegalic patients as compared to non-acromegalic h...

Beyond the huge impact on physical health, coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) epidemic represents a significant psychological stressor, causing effects on mental health. The psychological distress of the epidemic and consequent mass quarantine on patients with hypocortisolism, particularly frail and vulnerable to infections and stress, is unknown. The current multicentre, web-survey-based, case-control study evaluated the psychological impact of COVID-19 quarantine in a large c...