Living alone and mental health: parallel analyses in UK longitudinal population surveys and electronic health records prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eoin McElroyEmily HerrettKishan PatelDominik M PiehlmaierGiorgio Di GessaCharlotte F HugginsMichael James GreenAlex S F KwongEllen Jo ThompsonJingmin ZhuKathryn E MansfieldRichard J SilverwoodRosie MansfieldJane MaddockRohini MathurRuth E CostelloAnthony MatthewsJohn TazareAlasdair D HendersonKevin WingLucy BridgesSebastian C J BaconAmir Mehrkarnull nullRichard John ShawJacques WelsVittal Srinivasa KatikireddiNishi ChaturvediLaurie A TomlinsonPraveetha Patalaynull nullPublished in: BMJ mental health (2023)
Greater mental health need and potentially greater barriers to mental healthcare access for those who live alone need to be considered in healthcare planning.