新冠肺炎疫情期间及之后，日本某心理生理内科诊所患者的心理健康轨迹：一项回顾性定量研究

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacerbated anxiety and depression globally, particularly among individuals with mental health conditions and chronic illnesses. However, the extent to which these mental health effects have persisted following the pandemic remains unclear. This study examined changes in mental health before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic among first-time patients attending a psychosomatic internal medicine clinic in Japan. The legal reclassification of COVID-19 to “Class5” status under Japan’s Infectious Diseases Control Law, which took effect on