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Emotional adaptation during a crisis: decline in anxiety and depression after the initial weeks of COVID-19 in the United States

Psychology

Emotional adaptation during a crisis: decline in anxiety and depression after the initial weeks of COVID-19 in the United States

A. Shuster, M. O'brien, et al.

This research explores the fluctuating levels of depression and anxiety among 1512 adults during the first 10 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Discover how factors like gender, age, income, and prior psychiatric diagnoses influenced these mental health trends. The intriguing findings reveal the complex relationship between economic impact, pandemic severity, and social media use, among other variables. Conducted by Anastasia Shuster and colleagues, this study sheds light on the mental health crisis during unprecedented times.

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Abstract
This study investigated fluctuations in depression and anxiety during the initial 10 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US using data from 1512 adults. Depression and anxiety levels were high initially but declined over time. Being female, younger, lower-income, and having a previous psychiatric diagnosis correlated with higher levels of anxiety and depression. Worsening economic impact and increased projected pandemic duration exacerbated both depression and anxiety. Increased informedness correlated with decreased depression, while increased COVID-19 severity and social media use were positively associated with anxiety.
Publisher
Translational Psychiatry
Published On
Aug 20, 2021
Authors
Anastasia Shuster, Madeline O'Brien, Yi Luo, Laura A. Berner, Ofer Perl, Matthew Heflin, Kaustubh Kulkarni, Dongil Chung, Soojung Na, Vincenzo G. Fiore, Xiaosi Gu
Tags
COVID-19
depression
anxiety
mental health
economic impact
social media
demographics
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