People With Mental Illness Say COVID-19 Pandemic Has Led To Greater Feelings Of Isolation And Increased Worry About Worsening Illness, Study Data Suggest

Psychiatric News (4/30) reports, “People with mental illness reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has led them to feel greater feelings of isolation, less connected with others, and increasingly worried that their illnesses may worsen,” investigators concluded after analyzing “survey data collected” from 214 respondents “by the online community ForLikeMinds, which is dedicated to promoting mental health recovery and wellness.” The findings (PDF) will be published online in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.