Mental health of individuals with pre-existing mental illnesses at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the German National Cohort (NAKO)

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-774851
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.77485

Stein, Janine ; Pabst, Alexander ; Berger, Klaus ; Karch, André ; Teismann, Henning ; Streit, Fabian ; Grabe, Hans J. ; Mikolajczyk, Rafael ; Massag, Janka ; Lieb, Wolfgang ; Castell, Stefanie ; Heise, Jana-Kristin ; Schulze, Matthias B. ; Gastell, Sylvia ; Harth, Volker ; Obi, Nadia ; Peters, Annette ; Huemer, Marie-Theres ; Bohmann, Patricia

; Leitzmann, Michael

; Schipf, Sabine ; Meinke-Franze, Claudia ; Hebestreit, Antje ; Fuhr, Daniela C. ; Michels, Karin B. ; Jaskulski, Stefanie ; Stocker, Hannah ; Koch-Gallenkamp, Lena ; Willich, Stefan N. ; Keil, Thomas ; Löffler, Markus ; Wirkner, Kerstin ; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a range of studies on mental health, with mixed results. While numerous studies reported worsened conditions in individuals with pre-existing mental disorders, others showed resilience and stability in mental health. However, longitudinal data focusing on the German population are sparse, especially regarding effects of age and pre-existing mental ...