Psychological Distress and COVID-19–Related Stressors Reported in a Longitudinal Cohort of US Adults in April and July 2020

2020/11/23 by Emma E. McGinty, Rachel Presskreischer, Kelly E. Anderson +2 · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · #COVID-19 and Mental Health #Health disparities and outcomes #Mental Health Treatment and Access

paper · pdf · doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21231

openalex publication_date 2020/11/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

This study uses national survey data to compare self-reported psychological distress among US adults in April and July 2020 by demographic and stressor type subgroups.

Citations

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• Psychological Distress and Loneliness Reported by US Adults in 2018 and April 2020

Discussions

• COVID-related distress highest among low-income adults ages 18 - 29. 35% of adults with serious distress cited inability to obtain health care as a contributing factor. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.20 [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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