The role of pre-pandemic depression for changes in depression, anxiety, and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a longitudinal probability sample of adults from Germany.
Christoph BenkeEva AsselmannTheresa M EntringerChristiane A MelzigPublished in: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2022)
Our findings suggest that individuals with a history of depressive symptoms before the COVID-19 pandemic are at increased risk to experience an escalation of mental health problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, they might particularly profit from targeted prevention and early intervention programs.