Mental Health Burden in Different Professions During the Final Stage of the COVID-19 Lockdown in China: Cross-sectional Survey Study.
Junfeng DuGwendolyn MayerSvenja HummelNeele OetjenNadine GronewoldAli ZafarJobst-Hendrik SchultzPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
By the end of the lockdown, a considerable part of the Chinese population showed increased levels of depression and anxiety. Students and other medical staff were the most affected, while economy staff were highly stressed. Doctors and nurses need support regarding potential anxiety disorders. Future work should focus on longitudinal results of the pandemic and develop targeted preventive measures.