The psychological and cognitive impact of Covid-19 on individuals with neurocognitive impairments: research topics and remote intervention proposals

Focus on a particularly frail population, namely on individuals with neurocognitive disorders, that have been relatively neglected up to now by the literature on the Covid-19 pandemic. To do that, on a first section, this paper puts forward research topics aimed at deeper investigation of the indirect cognitive and psycho-affective effects of Covid-19 quarantine on individuals with neurocognitive disorders. Beyond providing selected points for discussion and high- lighting some open issues, this paper suggests to consider remote assessment tools to be implemented not just during extraordinary periods, such as that of Covid-19, but also as a future and possible method of clinical practice. In the second section, “remote interventions” (RI) are proposed to be validated to provide neuropsychological assistance to persons with neurocognitive disorders, but also psychological and psychoeducational support for their caregivers during the pandemic but also for the next future.