Selected Research Results

Study Identifies Loneliness and Prior Mental Health as Key Predictors of Psychological Distress During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
Predictors for experiencing psychological distress in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic included a person’s likelihood of having a prior psychiatric diagnosis, loneliness, and stress related to social distancing, according to a new large longitudinal study published in Nature Mental Health. The study was conducted by researchers from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute of Mental Health and funded by the NIH Intramural Research Program.

January 2025