Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

ConclusionsPrevalence of depressive and PTDS symptoms was high, in particular among younger people and students. That could potentially lead to adverse mental health outcomes in the future, with serious public health consequences. As the pandemic emergency is not solved yet, it is necessary to implement preventive strategies in order to protect the mental well-being of particularly vulnerable subgroups in the population.Key messagesThe prevalence of psychological symptoms was high in this sample during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.The subgroups of the population at higher risk for adverse psychological outcomes were younger people and students.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research