Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

December 9, 2020

Trajectories of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms during Enforced Isolation Due to COVID-19: Longitudinal Analyses of 36,520 Adults in England

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Data pertaining to symptoms of anxiety and depression collected from adults during the first 20 weeks of lockdown in England suggest that poor mental health was most prevalent during the early days of lockdown. Researchers observed a sharp decline in both depressive symptoms and anxiety as early as the second week of lockdown, suggesting rapid adaptation to circumstances. Although inequalities in mental health experiences persisted for the entire 20-week period, some groups, including women, younger adults, and individuals with lower educational attainment, had faster improvements in symptoms.

Fancourt et al. (2020). Trajectories of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms during Enforced Isolation Due to COVID-19: Longitudinal Analyses of 36,520 Adults in England. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.03.20120923