COVID-19 lockdowns lead women to drink more
Image: Pixabay Feelings of anxiety, pessimism and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic led middle-aged women in both Australia and...
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Image: Pixabay Feelings of anxiety, pessimism and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic led middle-aged women in both Australia and...
E-Mail Feelings of anxiety, pessimism and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic led middle-aged women in both Australia and the UK to stock up on alcohol, which was associated with drinking more, a new Flinders University-led study has found. The research, led by Dr Emma Miller in Flinders University's College of Medicine and Public Health, also found women in the UK were more likely to drink at risky levels than their Australian counterparts during lockdown, and were more likely to have stockpiled alcohol. Despite these differences, the research found the emotional responses to COVID-19...