Open AccessMental health in relation to changes in sleep, exercise, alcohol and diet during the COVID-19 pandemic: examination of four UK cohort studies
Author(s) -
Aase Villadsen,
Praveetha Patalay,
David Bann
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/s0033291721004657
Subject(s) - mental health , pandemic , anxiety , medicine , depression (economics) , psychiatry , public health , cohort , cohort study , psychology , environmental health , gerontology , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have included lockdowns and social distancing with considerable disruptions to people's lives. These changes may have particularly impacted on those with mental health problems, leading to a worsening of inequalities in the behaviours which influence health.