Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns on the consumption of anxiolytics, hypnotics and antidepressants according to age groups: a French nationwide study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated sanitary measures on mental health, especially among adolescents and young adults. Such a context may raise many concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic long-term psychological effects. An analysis of administrative databases could be an alternative and complementary approach to medical interview-based epidemiological surveys to monitor the mental health of the population. We conducted a nationwide study to describe the consumption of anxiolytics, antidepressants and hypnotics during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the five previous years.

Methods

A historic cohort study was conducted by extracting and analysing data from the French health insurance database

SUBMITTER: Levaillant M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8692848 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature