Covid-19—Beyond virology: Potentials for maintaining mental health during lockdown

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 8; p. e0236688
• Main Authors: Munk, Aisha J. L., Schmidt, Norina M., Alexander, Nina, Henkel, Katrina, Hennig, Juergen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.08.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Behavior; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Colleges & universities; Coping; Coronavirus Infections - pathology; Coronavirus Infections - virology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Female; Germany; Germany - epidemiology; Hoarding disorder; Humans; Intensive care; Internet; Intubation; Kindergarten; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - etiology; Mental Health; Middle Aged; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - epidemiology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - etiology; Odds Ratio; Pandemics; Panic; Panic attacks; Panic Disorder - diagnosis; Panic Disorder - epidemiology; Panic Disorder - etiology; Patients; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Viral - pathology; Pneumonia, Viral - virology; Prevention; Principal components analysis; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Resilience; Resilience (Psychology); Respiratory distress syndrome; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Signs and symptoms; Social Sciences; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Virology; Young Adult; Germany; China

The current study aimed to assess prevalence of mental disorders during Covid-19 pandemic- and respective lockdown in Germany, and potential behaviors/states that can have protective functions on preventing severe mental problems. Assessing prevalence of mental disorders, as well as to find potentia...