Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 15, 2021
Summary:
In a large (n=10918), national, longitudinal probability-based sample of UK adults the prevalence of clinically significant psychological distress rose from prepandemic levels of 20.8% in 2019 to 29.5% in April 2020 and then declined significantly to prepandemic levels by September (20.8%). Longitudinal analyses showed that all demographic groups examined (age, sex, race/ethnicity, income) experienced increases in distress after the onset of the pandemic followed by significant decreases. By September 2020 distress levels were indistinguishable from prepandemic levels for all groups. This recovery may reflect the influence of the easing of restrictions and psychological adaptation to the demands of the pandemic.
Published in
Psychiatry Research
Volume
Volume: 300:113920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113920
ISSN
1651781
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Open Access
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