Stress, anxiety, and depression in people aged over 60 in the COVID-19 outbreak in a sample collected in Northern Spain.

In December 2019, an outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia occurred in Wuhan, Hubei, China1. The rapid increase in confirmed cases and deaths has created problems such as stress, anxiety and depression in the general population2. On March 14th, the Spanish Government declared a state of emergency. In the case of the COVID-19 outbreak, the first waves of epidemiological data show that it disproportionately affects older people (as reported in China) but currently, relatively little is known about its wider impact on mental health3.

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - May 31, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Maitane Picaza Gorrochategi, Amaia Eiguren Munitis, Maria Dosil Santamaria, Naiara Ozamiz Etxebarria Source Type: research