Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts.
Alex S F KwongRebecca M PearsonMark James AdamsKate NorthstoneKate TillingDaniel SmithChloe Fawns-RitchieHelen BouldNaomi WarneStanley ZammitDavid J GunnellPaul A MoranNadia MicaliAbraham ReichenbergMatthew HickmanDheeraj RaiSimon HaworthArchie CampbellDrew AltschulRobin FlaigAndrew M McIntoshDeborah A LawlorDavid PorteousNicholas J TimpsonPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2020)
These results provide evidence for increased anxiety in young people that is coincident with the pandemic. Specific groups are at elevated risk of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is important for planning current mental health provisions and for long-term impact beyond this pandemic.