The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: Depressive symptoms immediately before and after the first lockdown

Italy was one of the first countries to be heavily hit by the spread of the new Coronavirus. Longitudinal studies are needed to investigate the real effect of COVID-19 on adult mental health. The Italian Twin Registry carried out a study to investigate, over time, the course of depressive symptoms in the general population. The study relies on data collected just before the beginning (February 2020) and the end (June 2020) of the first lockdown....