Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, loneliness, and satisfaction in the German general population: a longitudinal analysis.

Nora HettichTheresa M EntringerHannes KroegerPeter SchmidtAna N TibubosElmar BraehlerManfred E Beutel

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)

Increases and decreases in mental health symptoms and health satisfaction showed little variation. Of concern are the strong increases of loneliness and decreased life satisfaction being important targets for interventions. Main risk factors are young age and female gender.

Keyphrases

mental health
risk factors
sleep quality
social support
depressive symptoms
healthcare
public health
physical activity
mental illness
climate change
health promotion