Alcohol use and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study in a sample of UK adults

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 219; p. 108488
• Main Authors: Jacob, Louis, Smith, Lee, Armstrong, Nicola C., Yakkundi, Anita, Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie, McDermott, Daragh T., Koyanagi, Ai, Shin, Jae Il, Meyer, Jacob, Firth, Joseph, Remes, Olivia, López-Sánchez, Guillermo F., Tully, Mark A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.02.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Alcohol; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Alcohols; Anxiety - epidemiology; Coronaviruses; Correlates; COVID-19; COVID-19 - psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demography; Depression - epidemiology; Female; Health status; Humans; Life Sciences; Lockdown; Male; Mental depression; Mental Health; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Prevalence; Quarantine - psychology; Regression analysis; SARS-CoV-2; Shelter in place; Social distancing; Sociodemographics; Symptoms; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Well being; Women; Young Adult; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; COVID-19; Alcohol; Lockdown; Social distancing; Correlates

•More than one in six UK adults increased their alcohol consumption during lockdown.•Increased alcohol consumption was associated with poor overall mental health.•These findings highlight the importance of planning targeted support. The aim was to examine the correlates of increased alcohol consumpt...