{"title":"The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Mental Health: A Comparative Study","authors":"Kfir Orgad","doi":"10.1101/2024.09.02.24312962","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented global lockdowns aimed at controlling the spread of the virus. While effective in reducing transmission, these lockdowns have had significant repercussions on mental health. This study examines the prevalence and incidence of mental health problems during the COVID-19 lockdowns, comparing countries that implemented strict lockdown measures with those that did not. Using statistical analysis, we demonstrate that lockdowns are associated with a statistically significant increase in mental health issues. These findings suggest that public health policies during pandemics must balance the physical and mental health needs of the population.","PeriodicalId":501556,"journal":{"name":"medRxiv - Health Systems and Quality Improvement","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"medRxiv - Health Systems and Quality Improvement","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.02.24312962","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented global lockdowns aimed at controlling the spread of the virus. While effective in reducing transmission, these lockdowns have had significant repercussions on mental health. This study examines the prevalence and incidence of mental health problems during the COVID-19 lockdowns, comparing countries that implemented strict lockdown measures with those that did not. Using statistical analysis, we demonstrate that lockdowns are associated with a statistically significant increase in mental health issues. These findings suggest that public health policies during pandemics must balance the physical and mental health needs of the population.
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