Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnoses of common mental health disorders in adults in Catalonia, Spain: a population-based cohort study.
Berta RaventósAndrea PistilloCarlen ReyesSergio Fernández-BertolínMaria AragónAnna BerengueraConstanza Jacques-AviñóLaura Medina-PeruchaEdward BurnTalita Duarte SallesPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic in Catalonia was associated with an initial increase in anxiety disorders diagnosed in primary care but a reduction in cases as the pandemic continued. Diagnoses of depressive disorders were lower than expected throughout the pandemic.