Acute mental health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Article by Kathleen O'Moore et al. PLOS One. July 28, 2020.

Article by Kathleen O'Moore et al. PLOS One.

July 28, 2020.

The acute and long-term mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown. The current study examined the acute mental health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in 5070 adult participants in Australia, using an online survey administered during the peak of the outbreak in Australia (27th March to 7th April 2020). Self-report questionnaires examined COVID-19 fears and behavioural responses to COVID-19, as well as the severity of psychological distress (depression, anxiety and stress), health anxiety, contamination fears, alcohol use, and physical activity.

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