Eva Jané?Llopis|Peter Anderson|Lídia Segura|Edurne Zabaleta|Regina Muñoz|Gemma Ruiz|Jürgen Rehm|Carmen Cabezas|Joan Colom
Mental ill-health during COVID-19 confinement
Universitat Ramon Llull|Maastricht University|Government of Catalonia|Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol|Government of Catalonia|Government of Catalonia|Mental Health Research Canada|Government of Catalonia|Government of Catalonia
abstract background confinement due covid19 increased mental illhealth studies unpack risk protective factors associated mental illhealth addictions might inform future preparedness methods crosssectional online survey 37810 catalan residents aged 16 years 21 april 20 may 2020 reporting prevalence mental illhealth substance use associated coping strategies behaviours results weighted prevalence reported depression anxiety lack mental wellbeing respectively 23 26 75 threefold higher confinement use prescribed hypnosedatives twofold nonprescribed hypnosedatives tenfold higher 2018 women younger adults students considerably likely older retired people considerably less likely report mental illhealth high levels social support dedicating time oneself following routine undertaking relaxing activities associated half likelihood reported mental illhealth worrying problems living home uncertainty normality would return job loss associated one half times likelihood mental illhealth possible exception moderately severe severe depression length confinement association reported mental illhealth conclusions trebling psychiatric symptomatology might lead either underidentification cases treatment gap saturation mental health services matched prevalence increases special attention needed younger adult population presence potential new confinement improved mental health literacy evidencebased coping strategies resilience building urgently needed mitigate mental illhealth