Psychological distress, loneliness, alcohol use and suicidality in New Zealanders with mental illness during a strict COVID-19 lockdown.

Caroline J Bell Jonathan WillimanBen BeagleholeJames StanleyMatthew JenkinsPhilip GendallCharlene M Rapsey Susanna Every-Palmer

Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2021)

During the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand, people with a previous diagnosis of a mental illness were at increased risk of detrimental psychological outcomes. This highlights the importance of recognising this and the challenges people face in pandemics.

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