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Psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction following COVID-19 infection: evidence from 11 UK longitudinal population studies

Ellen J. Thompson, Jean Stafford, Bettina Moltrecht, Charlotte F. Huggins, Alex S. F. Kwong, Richard Shaw, Paola Zaninotto, Kishan Patel, Richard J. Silverwood, Eoin McElroy, Matthias Pierce, Michael J. Green, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, Jane Maddock, Kate Tilling, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, George B. Ploubidis, David J. Porteous, Nicholas J. Timpson, Nish Chaturvedi, Claire J. Steves, Praveetha Patalay

The Lancet Psychiatry · 2022

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Summary

BACKGROUND: Evidence on associations between COVID-19 illness and mental health is mixed. We aimed to examine whether COVID-19 is associated with deterioration in mental health while considering pre-pandemic mental health, time since infection, subgroup differences, and confirmation of infection via self-reported test and serology data. METHODS: We obtained data from 11 UK longitudinal studies with repeated measures of mental health (psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and life satisfaction; mental health scales were standardised within each study across time) and COVID-19 status between April, 2020, and April, 2021. We included participants with information available on at least one mental health outcome measure and self-reported COVID-19 status (suspected or test-confirmed) duri

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00307-8
Catalogue ID
SNmoj1y3dc-yih5zb
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