How does Corona affect the mental health of Germans? New study results clarify

The corona pandemic has an impact on the mental health of Germans.

Professor Klaus Berger reports on the results of the Nako health study.

• As part of the

  Nako health study

  , the influence of the

  Corona *

  pandemic

  on the

  mental health

  of Germans was examined.

• The

  psychological stress

  has

  increased

  significantly on average

  .

• Factors like

  age

  ,

  gender

  ,

  place of residence,

  and

  social status all

  play a role in dealing with a

  lockdown

  .

Münster - The number of

rise

rapidly

in

.

Stricter measures are being taken

to reduce

the

numbers

.

Another

, as it was after the outbreak of the

in the spring, should be avoided.

There is great concern about the possible economic damage.

In a study, the

the lockdown on the

of Germans was examined.

Corona: Study shows the influence of lockdown on the mental health of Germans

Professor

is a specialist in neurology and director of the Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine at the

.

Since the beginning of the

in 2014

he has headed the subject area of

.

In total, the study carried out studies on various diseases and factors influencing public health in more than 20 such subgroups.

In a conversation with the

,

reported

on the findings of the study on the

the

in spring on the

the German population.

Corona study: "Mental health has deteriorated on average"

In May of this year, the almost

the

asked how their state of health had changed during the

.

The results of the first

are now available.

reported: "The

and stress has

on average compared to the previous examination

."

According to the scientist,

significantly

showed

.

Berger

explained that the questions asked assess the severity of

of

,

, and

.

For all three groups, the

in May 2020 are

compared to the previous study

,

but different

depending on the

.

“The psychological stress in young to middle-aged people,

, was

.

In the group

we

see

symptoms of depression or anxiety, ”said the head of the study for neurological-psychiatric disorders.

Corona study: Young women particularly affected - test leads to higher psychological stress

In addition, it can already be seen that, especially among

the

deteriorated significantly,

clarified.

"The burden of home office, care and support as well as household should have contributed to this," he explained.

There is

no question for him

that

during such a

phase.

The researchers were also able to

a significant increase in

in

.

The psychological situation of the study participants in

was partly very different.

"We looked at respondents in regions of

particularly

were a

of

and

," said

.

In the east and northeast of the country the increase was significantly lower.

It also played a role whether

or not

you did a

.

"Those who were tested, regardless of whether they were ultimately positive or negative, had a

than people who were not tested," said the scientist.

Where there were more corona cases in the spring, there were also more depression.

I found out that and more in an interview with the @NAKO_Studie.

https://t.co/psp7yUhVSo

- Timo Steppat (@timosteppat) October 25, 2020

Corona study: Spread in alcohol and media consumption - social status has a great influence

When

, according to could

a kind of

be determined.

“There is a group that does that that have consumed more.

But there is a similarly large group whose consumption has decreased compared to the previous study, for example with regard to smoking and alcohol, ”he explained.

The results of the study also showed that a significant number of people engaged in more

.

The

of a person had a loud

also on the

of.

"You don't have to be a scientist to imagine that, for example, a

who works in the supermarket or in a doctor's office, who could

and was thus significantly

, is more likely

to develop

," explained the director of studies.

Berger on the second corona lockdown: "Starting position for winter is better than in spring"

Berger

also commented on the lower number of

in

compared to other countries

.

He said, "German is more likely inclined to restrictions as

,

. To follow, restrictions on number of participants as members of other societies" Looking to the

and a possible second

, the people who had

in the first Showed passage, now probably

.

“Anyone who has gone through crises usually learns to deal with new crises,” explained

.

"That's why I think the starting position for winter is better than in spring."

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