Living alone and mental health: parallel analyses in UK longitudinal population surveys and electronic health records prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background People who live alone experience greater levels of mental illness; however, it is unclear whether the COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionately negative impact on this demographic.Objective To describe the mental health gap between those who live alone and with others in the UK prior to...

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Main Authors: Nish Chaturvedi, Laurie A Tomlinson, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Rohini Mathur, Kevin Wing, Emily Herrett, Kathryn E Mansfield, Praveetha Patalay, Kishan Patel, Ruth E Costello, Ellen J Thompson, Amir Mehrkar, Eoin McElroy, Michael J Green, Richard J Silverwood, Rosie Mansfield, Jane Maddock, Richard John Shaw, Sebastian Bacon, John Tazare, Giorgio Di Gessa, Dominik M Piehlmaier, Charlotte Huggins, Alex S F Kwong, Jingmin Zhu, Anthony Matthews, Alasdair Henderson, Lucy Bridges, Jacques Wels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-01
Series:BMJ Mental Health
Online Access:https://ebmh.bmj.com/content/26/1/e300842.full