How can sleep disorders affect our reaction towards external stressors: a lesson from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Gloria CastellettiFrancesco MisirocchiAlessandro ZilioliMarcello Luigi SalvatelliFrancesco RausaSilvia PizzarottiLucia ZinnoIrene FlorindoGiuseppe PedrazziLiborio ParrinoCarlotta Mutti

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)

Pre-existent sleep disorders and the female sex might represent risk factors increasing the clinic-psychological burden in dramatic scenarios, such as the COVID-19 pandemia, requiring dedicated attention from clinicians.

Keyphrases

risk factors
sleep quality
coronavirus disease
physical activity
sars cov
working memory
primary care
palliative care
depressive symptoms