Civil unrest, COVID-19 stressors, anxiety, and depression in the acute phase of the pandemic: a population-based study in Hong Kong.
Wai Kai HouTatia Mei-Chun LeeLi LiangTsz Wai LiHuinan LiuCatherine K EttmanSandro GaleaPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2021)
The effect of stressors on probable anxiety and depression are cumulative: persons with stress due to civil unrest and to COVID-19 reported more mental disorders than persons with stress due to only one, or none of these factors. Overall high assets appear to buffer the consequences of stressors, lowering the risk of mental disorder.