Investigating time-dependent COVID-19 pandemic mental health data: Challenges and opportunities of using panel data analysis

Mariana Pinto da Costa; Robert Stewart

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004219

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Investigating time-dependent COVID-19 pandemic mental health data: Challenges and opportunities of using panel data analysis

Mariana Pinto da Costa ,

* E-mail: mariana.pintodacosta@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliations Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5966-5723

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Robert Stewart

Affiliations Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-6397

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Investigating time-dependent COVID-19 pandemic mental health data: Challenges and opportunities of using panel data analysis

Mariana Pinto da Costa,
Robert Stewart

Published: April 18, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004219

About the Authors

Mariana Pinto da Costa

* E-mail: mariana.pintodacosta@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliations Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5966-5723

Robert Stewart

Affiliations Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-6397

Competing Interests

We have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: MPC is a member of the PLOS ONE Editorial Board. RS declares research support received in the last 3 years from Janssen, GSK and Takeda.

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