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

Emma E McGinty; Rachel Presskreischer; Kelly E Anderson; Hahrie Han; Colleen L Barry

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21231

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

JAMA. 2020 Dec 22;324(24):2555-2557. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.21231.

Authors

Emma E McGinty¹, Rachel Presskreischer¹, Kelly E Anderson¹, Hahrie Han², Colleen L Barry¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Department of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

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.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
COVID-19 / psychology*
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Psychological Distress*
Stress, Psychological / epidemiology*
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Young Adult

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding