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Mental health symptom changes by sex or gender during COVID-19 compared to pre-pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis update

2026-01-24 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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KEY POINTSO_ST_ABSQuestionC_ST_ABSDid changes in mental health symptoms from pre-COVID-19 to during the pandemic differ by sex or gender? FindingsIn this systematic review and meta-analysis study of findings from 27 unique cohorts, changes from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in mental health symptoms, including general mental health, anxiety, depression, and stress, were not statistically significantly different by sex or gender. MeaningThere were not likely substantial sex and gender ...

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