Quantifying the mental health burden of the most severe covid-19 restrictions: A natural experiment

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the restrictions required to halt spread of the infection, are associated with increased population burden of moderate to severe symptoms of depression and anxiety. The aim was to quantify the mental health burden of the most severe COVID-19 related restrictions. A natural experiment in which differences between Australian states and territories in the severity of restrictions for pandemic control, divided the...