Covid-19 may not have taken as great a toll on the mental health of most people as earlier research has indicated, a new study suggests.
Brett Thombs, a psychiatry professor at McGill University and senior author, said some of the public narrative around the mental health impacts of Covid-19 were based on “poor-quality studies and anecdotes”, which became “self-fulfilling prophecies”, adding that there was a need for more “rigorous science”.
The researchers at McGill said their findings were consistent with the largest study on suicide during the pandemic – which found no increase – and applied to most groups, including different ages, sexes, genders and whether people had pre-existing conditions. Three-quarters of the research focused on adults, mostly from middle- and high-income countries.
The researchers further noted that depression symptoms had worsened by “minimal to small amounts” for older adults, university students, people who self-identified as belonging to a sexual or gender minority group and parents.
Told you do, a beat up to keep all the psychologists etc. in work. Have to create drama otherwise they'd be out of a job. Exactly the same as overseas aid, need poverty to keep $ coming in to keep their orgs going.
It was a mostly peacefull lock down.
I love ‘suggestive studies’.
Tell that to the thousands of long-covid sufferers who grapple with the ongoing stress if not knowing when or if they'll ever feel well again. ptsd longcovid unemployment isolation neverendingnightmare