Changes in the prevalence of mental health problems during the first year of the pandemic: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.
Georgia SalantiNatalie Luise PeterThomy ToniaAlexander HollowayLeila DarwishRonald C KesslerIan WhiteSimone N VigodMatthias EggerAndreas D HaasSeena FazelHelen HerrmanChristian KielingVikram PatelTianjing LiPim CuijpersAndrea CiprianiToshiaki A FurawakaStefan Leuchtnull nullPublished in: BMJ mental health (2024)
We observed an initial increase in the average risk of psychological distress, depression-related and anxiety-related problems during the first 2 months of the pandemic. However, large heterogeneity suggests that different populations had different responses to the challenges imposed by the pandemic.