Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: An international study.
Andrew T GlosterDemetris LamnisosJelena LubenkoGiovambattista PrestiValeria SquatritoMarios ConstantinouChristiana NicolaouSavvas PapacostasGökçen AydınYuen-Yu ChongWai Tong ChienHo Yu ChengFrancisco J RuizMaria B Garcia-MartinDiana P Obando-PosadaMiguel A Segura-VargasVasilis S VasiliouLouise McHughStefan HöferAdriana BabanDavid Dias NetoAna Nunes da SilvaJean-Louis MonestèsJavier Alvarez-GalvezMarisa Paez-BlarrinaFrancisco MontesinosSonsoles Valdivia-SalasDorottya OriBartosz KleszczRaimo LappalainenIva IvanovićDavid GosarFrederick DionneRhonda M MerwinAngelos P KassianosMaria KareklaPublished in: PloS one (2020)
These results suggest that on whole, respondents were moderately mentally healthy at the time of a population-wide lockdown. The highest level of mental health difficulties were found in approximately 10% of the population. Findings suggest that public health initiatives should target people without social support and those whose finances worsen as a result of the lockdown. Interventions that promote psychological flexibility may mitigate the impact of the pandemic.