Depression and loneliness during April 2020 COVID-19 restrictions in the United States, and their associations with frequency of social and sexual connections

ConclusionsDepression and loneliness were elevated during the early US COVID-19 response. Those who maintained very frequent in-person, but not remote, social and sexual connections had better mental health outcomes. While COVID-19 social restrictions remain necessary, it will be critical to expand mental health services to serve those most at-risk and identify effective ways of maintaining social and sexual connections from a distance.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00127-020-02002-8

Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - January 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research