Living alone and mental health: parallel analyses in UK longitudinal population surveys and electronic health records prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Conclusions People living alone have poorer mental health and lower life satisfaction. During the pandemic, this gap in self-reported distress remained; however, there was a narrowing of the gap in service use. Clinical implications Greater mental health need and potentially greater barriers to mental healthcare access for those who live alone need to be considered in healthcare planning.

http://mentalhealth.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/26/1/e300842?rss=1

Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: McElroy, E., Herrett, E., Patel, K., Piehlmaier, D. M., Gessa, G. D., Huggins, C., Green, M. J., Kwong, A. S. F., Thompson, E. J., Zhu, J., Mansfield, K. E., Silverwood, R. J., Mansfield, R., Maddock, J., Mathur, R., Costello, R. E., Matthews, A., Tazare, Tags: Open access, COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research