Gender Differences in Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms During the First Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 13; p. 727034
• Main Authors: Herrera-Añazco, Percy, Urrunaga-Pastor, Diego, Benites-Zapata, Vicente A, Bendezu-Quispe, Guido, Toro-Huamanchumo, Carlos J, Hernandez, Adrian V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 17.03.2022
• Subjects: anxiety; COVID-19; depression; gender identity; Latin America; Psychiatry; COVID-19; anxiety; gender identity; depression; Latin America

Previous studies have suggested that the pandemic impact on mental health could vary according to gender. We aimed to evaluate the gender influence in the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries in the first stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. We...