Psychological distress and mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Psychological-distress increased at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. Longitudinal studies in developing countries are scarce. Particularly, Argentina had one of the longest lockdowns. Differences in preventive measures against the virus spread between countries may differentially affect the mental health of the populations. Here we aimed to characterize distinct psychological-distress and related-symptoms trajectories associated with the pandemic and explore risk/protective factors. In this longitudinal study, data from 832 Argentineans were collected every 3-5 months, between April 2020-August 2021. Mean psychological-distress levels and related-symptoms tended to increase over time. However, latent-class analysis identified four distinct psychological-distress trajectorie

SUBMITTER: Fernandez RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8979149 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature