Prevalence and risk factors of psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the ELSA-Brasil COVID-19 mental health cohort.
Andre Russowsky BrunoniPaulo Jeng Chian SuenPedro Starzynski BacchiLais Boralli RazzaIzio KleinLeonardo Afonso Dos SantosItamar de Souza SantosLeandro da Costa Lane ValiengoJosé Gallucci-NetoMarina Lopes MorenoBianca Silva PintoLarissa de Cássia Silva FélixJuliana Pereira de SousaMaria Carmen VianaPamela Marques ForteMarcia Cristina de Altisent Oliveira CardosoMarcio Sommer BittencourtRebeca PelosofLuciana Lima de SiqueiraDaniel FatoriHelena BelliniPriscila Vilela Silveira BuenoIves Cavalcante PassosMaria Angelica NunesGiovanni Abrahão SalumSarah BauermeisterJordan W SmollerPaulo Andrade LotufoIsabela Martins BenseñorPublished in: Psychological medicine (2021)
No consistent evidence of pandemic-related worsening psychopathology in our cohort was found. Indeed, psychiatric symptoms slightly decreased along 2020. Risk factors representing socioeconomic disadvantages were associated with increased odds of psychiatric disorders.