id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-102885-5y9nkal3 Lee, Hyeon-Seung Deterioration of mental health despite successful control of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. 2020-11-13 .txt text/plain 5311 294 54 Between March and June 2020, 400 South Korean residents participated in an online study of depression, anxiety, stress, psychosis-risk and loneliness, as well as indices of social network, physical health and demographics. The major aim of the present study was to survey mental health and social wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic among the general population in South Korea where effective public health strategies and high compliance by the residents were able to successfully stop the spread of the virus. Participants were asked to respond to questions about their demographic information (age, sex, education level, occupation, marital status), 4 levels of concern about the COVID-19 pandemic from "not at all concerned" to "extremely concerned", general physical health status, mental health, loneliness and social network. Overall, these findings suggest a significant psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and social wellbeing in South Korean, with high rates of depression, anxiety, stress and psychosis-risk. ./cache/cord-102885-5y9nkal3.txt ./txt/cord-102885-5y9nkal3.txt