Changes in anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in the European population: A meta-analysis of changes and associations with restriction policies
Abstract Background Early studies of common mental disorders (CMDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic mainly report increases; however, more recent findings have been mixed.Also, studies assessing the effects of restriction measures on CMDs show varied results.The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess changes in levels of CMDs from pre-/early to durin