Increase in Depression and Anxiety Among Australian Gay and Bisexual Men During Covid-19 Restrictions

Findings from a Prospective Online Cohort Study

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ID8355422
AutoresBenjamin R Bavinton (0000-0001-5834-8278, UNSW Sydney, autor correspondente), Curtis Chan (0000-0002-9581-1011, UNSW Sydney), Mohamed A Hammoud (0000-0002-7952-7969, UNSW Sydney), Lisa Maher (0000-0001-6020-6519, UNSW Sydney), Bridget Haire (0000-0002-0657-9610, UNSW Sydney), Louisa Degenhardt (0000-0002-8513-2218, UNSW Sydney), Martin Holt (0000-0002-2586-8274, UNSW Sydney), Toby Lea (0000-0001-5942-0550, UNSW Sydney), Nicky Bath, Daniel Storer (0000-0001-8465-7664, UNSW Sydney), Fengyi Jin (0000-0002-8573-637X, UNSW Sydney), Fenyi Jin, Andrew E Grulich (0000-0002-3269-1032, UNSW Sydney), Adam Bourne (0000-0001-7786-8981, La Trobe University), Peter Saxton (0000-0001-8696-0755, University of Auckland), Garrett P Prestage (UNSW Sydney), Dean Murphy (0000-0003-2752-7091), Brent Mackie, Colin Batrouney, Jeanne Ellard (0000-0003-0213-3010), Jeffrey Grierson (0000-0003-1619-2054), Marcus Pastorelli
Ano2022
Volume51
Fascículo1
Páginas355-364
Data de publicação2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-021-02276-2
PMID35039984
OpenAlexW4206628540
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas35

We examined depression and anxiety prior to and during COVID-19 restrictions in Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM). In an online cohort, a COVID-19-focused survey was conducted in April 2020. During 2019 and in April 2020, 664 GBM completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, measuring depression) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7, measuring anxiety). Increased depression and anxiety were defined as a ≥ 5 point increase on the respective scales. Mean PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores increased between 2019 and 2020 (PHQ-9: from 5.11 in 2019 to 6.55 in 2020; GAD-7: from 3.80 in 2019 to 4.95 in 2020). The proportion of participants with moderate-severe depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) increased from 18.8% ( n = 125) to 25.5% ( n = 169), while the proportion of participants with moderate-severe anxiety (GAD-7 ≥ 10) increased from 12.7% ( n = 84) to 17.3% ( n = 115). Almost one-quarter of participants ( n = 158, 23.8%) had increased depression; in these men, mean PHQ-9 increased from 2.49 in 2019 to 11.65 in 2020 ( p n = 137) had increased anxiety; among these men, mean GAD-7 increased from 2.05 in 2019 to 10.22 in 2020 ( p

Anxiety · Cohort · Cohort study · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Depression (economics) · Depressive symptoms · Disease · Generalized anxiety disorder · Mental health · Patient Health Questionnaire · Prospective cohort study · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Internal Medicine · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology