The transformation that COVID-19 has brought upon the world is unparalleled. The impact on mental health is equally unprecedented and yet unexplored in depth. An online-based survey was administered to 413 community-based adults during COVID-19 confinement to explore psychological impact and identify high risk profiles. Young females concerned about the future, expressing high COVID-related distress, already following psychological therapy and suffering from pre-existing chronic conditions, were those at highest risk of psychological impact due to the COVID-19 situation. Findings could be employed to design tailored psychological interventions in the early stages of the outbreak to avoid the onset/exacerbation of psychopathology.

COVID-19 给世界带来的变革是无与伦比的。对心理健康的影响同样是前所未有的，但尚未得到深入探讨。在 COVID-19 隔离期间，对 413 名社区成年人进行了一项在线调查，以探讨心理影响并识别高风险人群。担心未来、表现出与新冠病毒相关的高度痛苦、已经接受心理治疗以及患有既往慢性病的年轻女性是因新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 情况而遭受心理影响的风险最高的人群。研究结果可用于在疫情爆发的早期阶段设计量身定制的心理干预措施，以避免精神病理学的发作/恶化。