Mental health consequences of COVID-19: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of pandemic-related stressors and anxiety disorders in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To document the prevalence of anxiety disorders in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

A cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

A nationally representative sample in the USA between 31 March and 13 April 2020.

Participants

1450 English-speaking adult participants in the AmeriSpeak Panel. AmeriSpeak is a probability-based panel designed to be representative of households in the USA.

Main outcome measures

Prevalence of probable generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) using the GAD-7 and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) using the four-item PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) checklist. Both outcomes were stratified by demographics and COVID-19-related stressors.

Results

The majority of participants were female (51.8%), non-Hispanic wh

SUBMITTER: Abdalla SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8354762 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature