COVID-19 added pressure added to existing triggers for poor mental health

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The COVID-19 pandemic added pressure to existing triggers for poor mental health by amplifying financial stress and reducing social support and connection, according to Australian research. The study was based on individual responses to open ended survey questions on mental health during the pandemic. It also found that increased demand on mental health services, which were already over-burdened prior to the pandemic, proved a further obstacle to recovery by restricting access to critical treatment and care.

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Organisation/s: The University of Sydney

Funder: This work was supported by the Henry Halloran Trust under a Festival of Urbanism 2020 Grant (MB): https://www.sydney.edu.au/henryhalloran- trust/ This work was also supported by the LifeSpan Research Network, Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney Seed Funding Grant (MB): https://www.sydney. edu.au/medicine-health/our-research/researchcentres/ lifespan-research-network.htm

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