Hyland, Philip, Vallières, Frédérique, McBride, Orla, Murphy, Jamie, Shevlin, Mark, Bentall, Richard P., Butter, Sarah, Hartman, Todd K., Karatzias, Thanos, MacLachlan, Malcolm, Maguire, Rebecca, Power, Joanna McHugh, Spikol, Eric and Daly, Michael (2021) Mental health of adults in Ireland during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a nationally representative, longitudinal study. Psychological Medicine. pp. 1-6. ISSN 0033-2917
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Abstract
In a recent article in this journal, Shevlin et al. (2021) reported that the mental health of
adults in the UK, who were surveyed as part of the COVID-19 Psychological Research
Consortium (C19PRC) study during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, could be best
described in terms of five profiles. They found that a small proportion of people (~5%)
experienced increased symptoms of depression/anxiety and Covid-19 related posttraumatic stress
disorder (C19-PTSD), a slightly higher proportion (~6-8%) experienced decreased symptoms of
both, and the rest (> ~80%) experienced no major changes across the year. These results are
consistent with findings from two meta-analytic reviews of changes in population mental health
from before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 (Prati & Mancini, 2021; Robinson et al., 2021).
These studies showed that there was a small increase in symptoms of mental ill health in the first
weeks of the pandemic, followed by a return to pre-pandemic levels by May 2020. Here we
report results from the now completed C19PRC study in Ireland that assessed the mental health
of adults at five points during the first year of the pandemic. Specifically, we present findings on
(1) what proportion of adults met criteria for depression, anxiety, and/or C19-PTSD at each
assessment, and (2) if, and how, symptoms and prevalence estimates of these disorders changed
during the first year of the pandemic.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: Hyland, P., Vallières, F., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Bentall, R. P., . . . Daly, M. (2021). Mental health of adults in ireland during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a nationally representative, longitudinal study. (). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721004360 Retrieved from Coronavirus Research Database Retrieved from https://login.jproxy.nuim.ie/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/reports/mental-health-adults-ireland-during-first-year/docview/2580763274/se-2 Funding: This research received funding from the Health Research Board and the Irish Research Council under the COVID-19 Pandemic Rapid Response Funding Call [COV19-2020-025]. Copyright: Embargo 6 Months |
Keywords: | Mental health; Ireland; COVID-19 pandemic; |
Academic Unit: | Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Human Health Institute |
Item ID: | 16710 |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0033291721004360 |
Depositing User: | Rebecca Maguire |
Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2022 10:39 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Psychological Medicine |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/16710 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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