Mental health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: a latent class trajectory analysis using longitudinal UK data.

Lancet Psychiatry · 2021 · PMC9764381 · PMID 33965057

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However, studies that rely on follow-up from convenience samples might be biased towards a positive trend in mental health because study attrition is more likely among those with poor or deteriorating mental health.

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