Pre-pandemic mental health and disruptions to healthcare, economic and housing outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from 12 UK longitudinal studies.
Giorgio Di GessaJane MaddockMichael James GreenEllen Jo ThompsonEoin McElroyHelena L DaviesJessica MundyAnna J StevensonAlex S F KwongGareth J GriffithSrinivasa Vittal KatikireddiClaire L NiedzwiedzGeorge B PloubidisEmla FitzsimonsMorag HendersonRichard J SilverwoodNish ChaturvediGerome D BreenClaire J StevesAndrew SteptoeDavid J PorteousPraveetha PatalayPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2022)
People experiencing psychological distress pre-pandemic were more likely to experience healthcare and economic disruptions, and clusters of disruptions across multiple domains during the pandemic. Failing to address these disruptions risks further widening mental health inequalities.