The loneliness pandemic: Loneliness and other concomitants of depression, anxiety and their comorbidity during the COVID-19 outbreak

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel. Electronic address: ypalgi@research.haifa.ac.il.
² Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
³ Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel.
⁴ Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel; Department of Music, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
⁵ Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel.
⁶ Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Israel.
⁷ School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Yuval Palgi et al. J Affect Disord. 2020.

. 2020 Oct 1:275:109-111.

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.06.036. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

¹ Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel. Electronic address: ypalgi@research.haifa.ac.il.
² Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
³ Department of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel.
⁴ Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel; Department of Music, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
⁵ Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel.
⁶ Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Israel.
⁷ School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Abstract

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Loneliness was the main risk factor for depression, anxiety and their comorbidity.
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Probable clinical level of depression and anxiety was not predicted by risk for COVID-19 complications.
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adults above 60, displayed greater resilience to psychiatric disorders associated with the COVID-19 crisis.

Declaration of Competing Interest None.

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