Philip Hyland
A longitudinal assessment of depression and anxiety in the Republic of Ireland before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hyland, Philip; Shevlin, Mark; Murphy, Jamie; McBride, Orla; Fox, Robert; Bondjers, Kristina; Karatzias, Thanos; Bentall, Richard P.; Martinez, Anton; Valli�res, Fr�d�rique
Authors
Mark Shevlin
Jamie Murphy
Orla McBride
Robert Fox
Kristina Bondjers
Prof Thanos Karatzias T.Karatzias@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Richard P. Bentall
Anton Martinez
Fr�d�rique Valli�res
Abstract
Few studies have examined changes in mental health before and after the outbreak of COVID-19. We examined changes in the prevalence of major depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) between February 2019 and March-April 2020; if there were changes in major depression and GAD during six weeks of nationwide lockdown; and we identified factors that predicted major depression and GAD across the six-week lockdown period. Nationally representative samples of Irish adults were gathered using identical methods in February 2019 (N = 1020) and March-April 2020 (N = 1041). The latter was reassessed six weeks later. Significantly more people screened positive for depression in February 2019 (29.8% 95% CI = 27.0, 32.6) than in March-April 2020 (22.8% 95% CI = 20.2, 25.3), and there was no change in GAD. There were no significant changes in depression and GAD during the lockdown. Major depression was predicted by younger age, non-city dwelling, lower resilience, higher loneliness, and higher somatic problems. GAD was predicted by a broader set of variables including several COVID-19 specific variables. These findings indicate that the prevalence of major depression and GAD did not increase as a result of, or during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 27, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 31, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021-06 |
Deposit Date | Mar 29, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 1, 2022 |
Print ISSN | 0165-1781 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 300 |
Article Number | 113905 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113905 |
Keywords | depression; anxiety; COVID-19; longitudinal; mental health |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2756466 |
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