Mental health effects of social distancing in Switzerland
研究分析了COVID-19疫情期间瑞士社交距离对公众心理健康的影响，发现第一波疫情中求助热线电话量和时长显著增加，并出现心理辅导需求未满足的情况，而第二波疫情未发现类似效应。
This analysis examines the effect of COVID-19 on public mental health in Switzerland. Following an event-study framework, we compare helpline call volume and duration before and after the outbreak of the first and second wave. The use of administrative phone-level data allows us to i) decompose the total effects into an intensive and extensive margin and ii) calculate a measure of unmet need. For the first wave, our results show that callers with a history of helpline contacts increase calls substantially. We also identify capacity constraints leading to unmet need for psychological counseling. Finally, we find no effects in the second wave, which might be explained by a number of factors including the absence of a lockdown and less restrictive social distancing measures.