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COVID-19, economic downturn, and long-term trajectories of population mental health: evidence from two nationally representative British birth cohorts at the intersection of gender and socioeconomic position

2025-09-04 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundWe examined long-term trajectories of mental (ill-)health in two British generations ( Baby boomers and Generation X) across the life-course, including the COVID-19 lockdowns and the following cost-of-living increases. We analysed inequalities by generation, gender, socioeconomic position (SEP), and their intersections, and explored the relationship between inflation and mental (ill-)health post-lockdown. Methods and FindingsWe used data from the National Child Development Study (NCD...

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