Title :

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns on the consumption of anxiolytics, hypnotics, and antidepressants according to age groups: a French nationwide study

Author(s) :

Levaillant, Mathieu [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Wathelet, Marielle [Auteur]
Lille Neurosciences & Cognition - U 1172 [LilNCog]
Lamer, Antoine [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Riquin, E. [Auteur]
Gohier, B. [Auteur]
Hamel-Broza, J. F. [Auteur]

Journal title :

Psychological Medicine

Abbreviated title :

Psychol Med

Pages :

p. 1-7

Publication date :

2021

ISSN :

1469-8978

English keyword(s) :

COVID-19
mental health
pharmacoepidemiology
psychiatry
psychotropic drugs

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

Background Previous studies have shown a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated sanitary measures on mental health, especially among adolescents and young adults. Such a context may raise many ...
Show more >Background Previous studies have shown a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated sanitary measures on mental health, especially among adolescents and young adults. Such a context may raise many concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic long-term psychological effects. An analysis of administrative databases could be an alternative and complementary approach to medical interview-based epidemiological surveys to monitor the mental health of the population. We conducted a nationwide study to describe the consumption of anxiolytics, antidepressants and hypnotics during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the five previous years. Methods A historic cohort study was conducted by extracting and analysing data from the French health insurance database between 1 January 2015 and 28 February 2021. Individuals were classified into five age-based classes. Linear regression models were performed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic period on the number of drug consumers, in introducing an interaction term between time and COVID-19 period. Results Since March 2020, in all five age groups and all three drug categories studied, the number of patients reimbursed weekly has increased compared to the period from January 2015 to February 2020. The youngest the patients, the more pronounced the magnitude. Conclusions Monitoring the consumption of psychiatric medications could be of great interest as reliable indicators are essential for planning public health strategies. A post-crisis policy including reliable monitoring of mental health must be anticipated.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CHU Lille

Collections :

• Lille Neurosciences & Cognition (LilNCog) - U 1172
• METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694

Submission date :

2023-11-15T05:21:54Z
2024-04-19T06:40:00Z