The panic–sadness bridge: a longitudinal study using undirected and directed network analyses of COVID-19-related anxiety and depression
Anxiety and depression symptoms mutually reinforced each other during the early stage of COVID-19, with the panic-sadness link serving as a central bridge. Addressing this maladaptive interaction may strengthen future interventions.
Authors
- Yan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-0097)
- Yinyin Zang
- Yuxuan Wang
- Qiang Chen
- Jiamin Bao
Institutions
- Ministry of Education (RO)
- Institute of Physics (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07733-z
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00