Changes in PTSD, depression, and generalized anxiety before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

: In this study, we compared the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across nationally representative samples of Irish adults.

Methods

: Participants were sampled in February 2019 (N = 1,020), April 2020 (N = 1,041), May 2020 (N = 1,032), and December 2020 (N = 1,100) using the same self-report measures.

Results

: The prevalence of PTSD significantly increased from 12.5% in 2019 to 18.0% in April 2020, to 22.0% in May, and returning to 17.6% in December 2020. PTSD increases were most consistently observed in males, those aged 18-34 years, those without a university qualification, and those living in the Leinster region of Ir

SUBMITTER: Daly M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497172 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature