Mental health and health behaviours before and during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analyses of the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
Claire L NiedzwiedzMichael James GreenMichaela BenzevalDesmond CampbellPeter CraigEvangelia DemouAlastair LeylandAnna PearceRachel ThomsonElise WhitleySrinivasa Vittal KatikireddiPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
Psychological distress increased 1 month into lockdown, particularly among women and young adults. Smoking declined, but adverse alcohol use generally increased. Effective measures are required to mitigate negative impacts on health.