@article{01HV6FK1A9G65PF47MHDQV6YH8,
  abstract     = {{This study evaluated severe psychological symptoms in the United Kingdom and Austria after four weeks of lockdown due to COVID-19. Two cross-sectional online surveys were performed with representative population samples according to age, gender, region, and education. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), anxiety symptoms with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), and insomnia symptoms with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). The sample size was N = 1005 for Austria (52% women) and N = 1006 (54% women) for the UK. In total, 3.2% of the Austrian sample and 12.1% of the UK sample had severe depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 >= 20 points; chi(2)(1) = 57.24; p < 0.001), 6.0% in Austria vs. 18.9% in the UK had severe anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 >= 15 points; chi(2)(1) = 76.17; p < 0.001), and 2.2% in Austria and 7.3% in the UK had severe insomnia (ISI; >= 22 points; chi(2)(1) = 28.89; p < 0.001). The prevalence of severe depressive, anxiety or insomnia symptoms was around three times higher in the UK than in Austria.}},
  articleno    = {{191}},
  author       = {{Budimir, Sanja and  Pieh, Christoph and  Dale, Rachel and  Probst, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{2227-9032}},
  journal      = {{HEALTHCARE}},
  keywords     = {{GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER,PROPENSITY SCORE,WHOQOL-BREF,QUALITY,STANDARDIZATION,VALIDATION,RESOURCES,OUTBREAK,VERSION,STRESS,COVID-19 lockdown,mental health,depression,anxiety,insomnia,United Kingdom,Austria}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{12}},
  title        = {{Severe mental health symptoms during COVID-19 : a comparison of the United Kingdom and Austria}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020191}},
  volume       = {{9}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}

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