Mental disorders following COVID-19 and other epidemics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has imposed a very substantial direct threat to the physical health of those infected, although the corollary impact on mental health may be even more burdensome. Here we focus on assessing the mental health impact of COVID-19 and of other epidemics in the community. We searched five electronic databases until December 9, 2020, for all peer-reviewed original studies reporting any prevalence or correlates of mental disorders in the general population following novel epidemics in English, Chinese or Portuguese. We synthesised prevalence estimates from probability samples during COVID-19 and past epidemics. The meta-analytical effect size was the prevalence of relevant outcomes, estimated via random-effects model. I² statistics, Doi plots and the LFK index were used to exa

SUBMITTER: Leung CMC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9110635 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature