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Panic and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic among Bangladeshi people: An online pilot survey early in the outbreak

Authors

Md. Saiful Islam, Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Marc N. Potenza

Author Affiliations

Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Jahangirnagar University, Yale University, Connecticut Mental Health Center

Published InJournal of Affective Disorders

Year2020

Citations273

DOI10.1016/j.jad.2020.06.049

Abstract

Highlights • Bangladeshi people were surveyed about anxiety early during the COVID-19 pandemic.• Estimates of panic and generalized anxiety were 79.6%, and 37.3%, respectively.• Panic was linked to older age, higher education, and being married and with family.• Generalized anxiety was linked to being female, married and older and other factors.• COVID-19-related response measures were not linked to panic or generalized anxiety.

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Fields & Keywords

Social Sciences Psychology Clinical Psychology COVID-19 and Mental Health Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Psychiatry Clinical psychology Environmental health Pathology Internal medicine