The mental health of home-carers deteriorated more during lockdown than non-carers, a new study has revealed. The research, led by the University of Glasgow's MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, found people looking after someone with a learning disability or a sick or disabled child under 18 had particularly poor mental health in the early stages of lockdown. The decline in mental health was worse for those who had formal help before lockdown but lost the support due to the pandemic. Lead researcher Dr Elise Whitley said: 'The withdrawal and suspension of many non-COVID-19 medical and social care services in March 2020 led to an increasing reliance on informal carers who were particularly likely to be negatively affected by COVID-19 lockdown measures.'
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