The relation of unrest-related distress with probable depression during and after widespread civil unrest.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated whether subjective unrest-related distress was associated with probable depression during and after the 2019 anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong.

Methods

Population-representative data were collected from 7157 Hong Kong Chinese in four cross-sectional surveys (July 2019-July 2020). Logistic regression examined the association between subjective unrest-related distress and probable depression (PHQ-9 ⩾ 10), stratified by the number of conflicts/protests across the four timepoints.

Results

Unrest-related distress was positively associated with probable depression across different numbers of conflicts/protests.

Conclusion

Unrest-related distress is a core indicator of probable depression. Public health interventions should target at r

SUBMITTER: Tao TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806963 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature