Open AccessThe effects of the pandemic on mental health in persons with and without a psychiatric history
Author(s) -
Eleanor Murphy,
Connie Svob,
Milenna van Dijk,
Marc J. Gameroff,
Jamie Skipper,
Eyal Abraham,
Tenzin Yangchen,
Jonathan Posner,
Stewart A. Shankman,
Priya Wickramaratne,
Myrna M. Weissman,
Ardesheer Talati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.857
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1469-8978
pISSN - 0033-2917
DOI - 10.1017/s0033291721004372
Subject(s) - psychiatry , worry , depression (economics) , psychopathology , anxiety , mental health , pandemic , psychiatric history , medicine , mental illness , psychology , clinical psychology , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
Prospective studies are needed to assess the influence of pre-pandemic risk factors on mental health outcomes following the COVID-19 pandemic. From direct interviews prior to ( T1 ), and then in the same individuals after the pandemic onset ( T2 ), we assessed the influence of personal psychiatric history on changes in symptoms and wellbeing.