Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 20, 2020

How Are Adversities during COVID-19 Affecting Mental Health Differential Associations for Worries and Experiences and Implications for Policy

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  • Wright et al. found that in a cohort of 35,784 adults in the UK, the number of self-reported episodes for worrying about adversities related to COVID-19, as well as the number actual experienced events of adversity were related to both anxiety and depression. Worrying about adversities was more strongly associated with anxiety than with depression. 
  • There was some evidence of a stronger relationship between adverse experiences and both anxiety and depression among people of low socioeconomic status.  

Wright et al. (May 19, 2020). How Are Adversities during COVID-19 Affecting Mental Health Differential Associations for Worries and Experiences and Implications for Policy. Pre-print downloaded May 20 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.14.20101717