Dynamics of depressive states among university students in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis.

Nao Shiraishi Masatsugu Sakata Rie Toyomoto Kazufumi Yoshida Yan Luo Yukako Nakagami Aran Tajika Takafumi Watanabe Ethan Sahker Teruhisa Uwatoko Tomonari Shimamoto Taku Iwami Toshiaki A Furawaka

Published in: Annals of general psychiatry (2023)

While the results do not indicate any notable impact of the SOEs, they highlight the influence of the new academic year on university students' mental health during COVID-19. Trial registration UMIN, CTR-000031307. Registered on February 14, 2018.

Keyphrases

mental health
clinical trial
study protocol
bipolar disorder
phase iii
phase ii
randomized controlled trial
mental illness
medical students