Changes in anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in the European population: A meta-analysis of changes and associations with restriction policies

Abstract Background Early studies of common mental disorders (CMDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic mainly report increases; however, more recent findings have been mixed. Also, studies assessing the effects of restriction measures on CMDs show varied results. The aim of this meta-analysis was to ass...

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Main Authors: Veeleah Lok, Hugo Sjöqvist, Anna Sidorchuk, Pär Flodin, Walter Osika, Michael Daly, Philip Hyland, Lars H. Andersen, Peter Fallesen, Marcelo C. Cabrera, Ann K.S. Knudsen, Karen Wetherall, Emily Widnall, Jenny M. Groarke, Cherie Armour, Christina Dalman, Anna-Clara Hollander, Maria Niemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823024677/type/journal_article