One in eight British adults participating in a study developed moderate to severe depression symptoms during Covid19 pandemic
During the height of the lockdown, which was imposed on March 23 and has only been eased over the past couple of months, people were isolated from friends and family, and often alone – an isolation backdrop that has the potential to cause mental harm.
"This report from the ONS presents some worrying data on the rise of depressive symptoms during the pandemic," said Elaine Fox, professor of cognitive and affective psychology at the University of Oxford. The economy has already sustained a historic blow from the pandemic and the national lockdown it prompted in March.
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