Mental health of individuals with pre-existing mental illnesses at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the German National Cohort (NAKO)

• Main Authors: Janine Stein (Author), Alexander Pabst (Author), Klaus Berger (Author), André Karch (Author), Henning Teismann (Author), Fabian Streit (Author), Hans J. Grabe (Author), Rafael Mikolajczyk (Author), Janka Massag (Author), Wolfgang Lieb (Author), Stefanie Castell (Author), Jana-Kristin Heise (Author), Matthias B. Schulze (Author), Sylvia Gastell (Author), Volker Harth (Author), Nadia Obi (Author), Annette Peters (Author), Marie-Theres Huemer (Author), Patricia Bohmann (Author), Michael Leitzmann (Author), Sabine Schipf (Author), Claudia Meinke-Franze (Author), Antje Hebestreit (Author), Daniela C. Fuhr (Author), Karin B. Michels (Author), Stefanie Jaskulski (Author), Hannah Stocker (Author), Lena Koch-Gallenkamp (Author), Stefan N. Willich (Author), Thomas Keil (Author), Markus Löffler (Author), Kerstin Wirkner (Author), Steffi G. Riedel-Heller (Author), for German National Cohort (NAKO) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic prompted a range of studies on mental health, with mixed results. While numerous studies reported worsened conditions in individuals with pre-existing mental disorders, others showed resilience and stability in mental health. However, longitudinal data focusing on the...