August 31, 2020

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in the General Chinese Population: Changes, Predictors and Psychosocial Correlates

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): China, mental health personal impact

• Among 1,390 Chinese citizens who responded to two online surveys taken during two successive waves of COVID-19 infections, fear and stress related to the pandemic decreased significantly, while depression increased significantly. Younger people, people with lower incomes, and people with a recent experience of quarantine due to known or suspected infection all were more likely to experience more severe depression during the second wave.

Duan et al. (Aug 2020). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in the General Chinese Population: Changes, Predictors and Psychosocial Correlates. Psychiatry Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113396