The effect of different degrees of lockdown and self-identified gender on anxiety, depression and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic : Data from the international COMET-G study

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dc.contributor.authorFountoulakis, Konstantinos N
dc.contributor.authorKarakatsoulis, Grigorios N
dc.contributor.authorAbraham, Seri
dc.contributor.authorRancans, Elmars
dc.contributor.authorVrubļevska, Jeļena
dc.contributor.authorCOMET-G collaboration
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychiatry and Narcology
dc.contributor.institutionInstitute of Public Health
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-29T10:05:01Z
dc.date.available2022-08-29T10:05:01Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2022
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic various degrees of lockdown were applied by countries around the world. It is considered that such measures have an adverse effect on mental health but the relationship of measure intensity with the mental health effect has not been thoroughly studied. Here we report data from the larger COMET-G study pertaining to this question. Material and Methods: During the COVID-19 pandemic, data were gathered with an online questionnaire from 55,589 participants from 40 countries (64.85% females aged 35.80 ± 13.61; 34.05% males aged 34.90±13.29 and 1.10% other aged 31.64±13.15). Anxiety was measured with the STAI, depression with the CES-D and suicidality with the RASS. Distress and probable depression were identified with the use of a previously developed cut-off and algorithm respectively. Statistical Analysis: It included the calculation of Relative Risk (RR), Factorial ANOVA and Multiple backwards stepwise linear regression analysis Results: Approximately two-thirds were currently living under significant restrictions due to lockdown. For both males and females the risk to develop clinical depression correlated significantly with each and every level of increasing lockdown degree (RR 1.72 and 1.90 respectively). The combined lockdown and psychiatric history increased RR to 6.88 The overall relationship of lockdown with severity of depression, though significant was small. Conclusions: The current study is the first which reports an almost linear relationship between lockdown degree and effect in mental health.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent1809194
dc.identifier.citationFountoulakis, K N, Karakatsoulis, G N, Abraham, S, Rancans, E, Vrubļevska, J & COMET-G collaboration 2022, 'The effect of different degrees of lockdown and self-identified gender on anxiety, depression and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic : Data from the international COMET-G study', Psychiatry Research, vol. 315, 114702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114702
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114702
dc.identifier.issn0165-1781
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC9247180
dc.identifier.otherunpaywall: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114702
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/9494
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134329962&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPsychiatry Research
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectMental health, lockdown, anxiety, mental health history
dc.subjectSuicidality
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Mental health
dc.subjectBiological Psychiatry
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleThe effect of different degrees of lockdown and self-identified gender on anxiety, depression and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic : Data from the international COMET-G studyen
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