In the original article, there was an error in Table 3 as published. The prevalence of depression and generalized anxiety in our sample appeared in the wrong rows. The main text of the original article did however report the prevalence rates correctly, i.e., the statement “Overall, 20.3% and 16.4% of our sample scored above the clinical cut-offs on our depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7) measures respectively.” (p. 4 of original article) is correct. The corrected Table 3 appears below.
Table 3
| Existing current diagnosis (n=310) | No diagnosis (n=985) | Total sample (n=1,295) | Comparison to other population sample studies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Depressive Disorder (PHQ-9≥10) | 145 | (46·8%) | 118 | (12.0%) | 263 | (20.3%) | 5·6% (19), 6·7% (20) |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7≥10) | 113 | (36·5%) | 99 | (10.1%) | 212 | (16.4%) | 5·1% (21) |
Prevalence of depression and generalized anxiety based on self-reported current mental health diagnosis.
Comparisons samples are general population samples from the USA (19) and Germany (20, 21). To the best of our knowledge, there are no published pre-pandemic norms from the Australian national population for these measures.
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
Summary
Keywords
coronavirus, COVID-19, bushfire, mental health, anxiety, depression, financial strain
Citation
Dawel A, Shou Y, Smithson M, Cherbuin N, Banfield M, Calear AL, Farrer LM, Gray D, Gulliver A, Housen T, McCallum SM, Morse AR, Murray K, Newman E, Rodney Harris RM and Batterham PJ (2021) Corrigendum: The Effect of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Wellbeing in a Representative Sample of Australian Adults. Front. Psychiatry 11:619331. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.619331
Received
20 October 2020
Accepted
10 December 2020
Published
21 January 2021
Volume
11 - 2020
Edited and reviewed by
Paul Stokes, King's College London, United Kingdom
Updates
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© 2021 Dawel, Shou, Smithson, Cherbuin, Banfield, Calear, Farrer, Gray, Gulliver, Housen, McCallum, Morse, Murray, Newman, Rodney Harris and Batterham.
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*Correspondence: Amy Dawel amy.dawel@anu.edu.au
This article was submitted to Mood and Anxiety Disorders, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry
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