Alessandro Zilioli

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

Neurological Sciences February 2024 Gloria Castelletti, Francesco Misirocchi, Alessandro Zilioli et al.

The COVID-19 outbreak produced extensive psychological consequences, especially among vulnerable populations. Sleep was identified as one of the most common "indirect targets" of the pandemia, with up to 74.8% of patients surviving from COVID-19 complaining of new-onset sleep disorders. However, so far, the clinic-psychological impact of the outbreak in patients affected by pre-existing sleep...