Stress and anxiety among university students in France during Covid-19 mandatory confinement

While necessary from a public health standpoint, Covid-19 confinement strategies are often contrary to evidence-based therapies used to treat mental disorders. University students may be particularly vulnerable to mental health problems, but recent studies have indicated only a negligible impact of confinement strategies. French respondents to a World Mental Health survey of university students completed questions concerning Covid-19 confinement. The sample experienced increased anxiety as well as moderate to severe stress during confinement. Respondents who did not relocate to live with parents were disproportionately affected. Knowledge of confinement effects may be used to reduce its negative impact in vulnerable populations.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Comprehensive Psychiatry

• Publication date

  2020-07-12

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2020.152191PMID 32688023PMCID 7354849
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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