Impact of economic shocks on mental health during COVID-19: A longitudinal study of adult residents of Indian metropolitan cities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The causal impact of income shocks on mental well-being in developing countries is an under-researched area. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the economic recession caused by the lockdowns to reduce transmission, provides a natural experimental setting to examine the causal impact of a decline in monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) on mental health of the general population in India during the pandemic.

Aim

To evaluate the impact of income shocks on mental health of adults in metro cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and methods

The data were collected using the abridged version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Schedule administered through a telephonic survey on adult residents of six metropolitan cities in September-August 2020 and July-Augu

SUBMITTER: Husain Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10309256 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature