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Risk of Depression in Family Caregivers: Unintended Consequence of COVID-19

2020-06-17 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundCOVID-19 is likely to exacerbate the symptoms of poor mental health family caregivers. To investigate whether rates of depression increased in caregivers during COVID-19 and whether the unintended consequences of health protective measures, i.e., social isolation, exacerbated this risk. Another aim was to see if caregivers accessed any online/phone psychological support during COVID. MethodData (1349 caregivers; 7527 non-caregivers) was extracted from Understanding Society, UK populat...

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