Coronavirus: UK anxiety levels fall as lockdown eases, but remain far above average

Gradual easing of restrictions has seen depression levels fall among those under 60, writes Harry Cockburn, but the effects of Covid-19 on our mental health are expected to be long-lasting

A woman runs past a mental health mural on the Falls road in west Belfast (PA)

The UK’s largest study into how adults in the UK feel about the lockdown reveals that levels of anxiety and depression have both fallen over the past week, but still remain higher than usual, scientists have said.

UCL’s Covid-19 social study began the week before lockdown started and asks people how they feel about the restrictions, government advice and their overall wellbeing and mental health.