The impact of social distancing on mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: A nationwide study of 4.6 million Danish adults

Andreas Geest; Barbara Bonnesen; Alexander Jordan; Louise Tønnesen; Valdemar Rømer; Charlotte S. Ulrik; Zitta Barrella Harboe; Josefin Eklöf; Pradeesh Sivapalan; Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.5

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The impact of social distancing on mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: A nationwide study of 4.6 million Danish adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 January 2025

Andreas Geest*: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
Barbara Bonnesen: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
Alexander Jordan: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
Louise Tønnesen: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
Valdemar Rømer: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
Charlotte S. Ulrik: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital – Hvidovre, Denmark
Zitta Barrella Harboe: Affiliation:
Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Copenhagen, North Zealand, Denmark Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Denmark.
Josefin Eklöf: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
Pradeesh Sivapalan: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Denmark.
Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen: Affiliation:
Copenhagen Respiratory Research (COP:RESP),Department of Internal Medicine, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Center for Health and Infectious Diseases Research (CHIP), University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Denmark.
*: Corresponding Author Name: Andreas Geest (AG) Adress: Aebelogade 26, 3tv, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark E-mail: [email protected]

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Covid-19 Pandemic Mental health Pulmonary Disease Epidemiology

Type: Research Article
Information: European Psychiatry , Accepted manuscript , pp. 1 - 24

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