The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused dramatic changes in the daily lives of Romanians, affecting their mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved at three significant peaks, which sequentially occurred on: April 29, 2020; September 18, 2020; and the third wave registered the highest severity on November 27, 2020. Little is known about the mental health changes during this phase of this pandemic. This study evaluated mental health levels in Romania at the end of the first wave of the pandemic and amidst the third and most severe wave. We administered a two-phase internet-based survey among 543 and 583 participants, respectively, recruited through snowball sampling at a 6-month interval. The IPAT Anxiety Scale measured anxiety, the Beck’s Depression Inventory measured depression, and the Dissociative Experiences Scale measured dissociation. We observed no statistically significant differences in the number of participants with clinically relevant scores at either time point. In the first survey, 23.8%, 19.2%, and 32.6% reported being clinically anxious, clinically depressed, and showed clinical dissociation, respectively. Binary logistic regressions indicated that age, education level, and previous traumatic events were significantly associated with clinical levels of anxiety and depression. Moreover, multiple linear regression analysis reported a collective significant effect of gender, age, psychological impact, traumatic events, and dissociation on predicting high levels of anxiety and depression. Romanian adults’ mental health status was affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it did not change 6 months after the first lockdown.

2019 年冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 大流行给罗马尼亚人的日常生活带来了巨大变化，影响了他们的心理健康。COVID-19 大流行已经历了三个重要的高峰，这些高峰依次发生在： 2020 年 4 月 29 日；2020 年 9 月 18 日；2020 年 11 月 27 日，第三波疫情最为严重。人们对这一流行病这一阶段的心理健康变化知之甚少。这项研究评估了罗马尼亚在第一波大流行结束时和第三波也是最严重的一波疫情期间的心理健康水平。我们对 543 名和 583 名参与者分别进行了两阶段的互联网调查，这些参与者是通过每隔 6 个月进行滚雪球抽样招募的。IPAT 焦虑量表测量焦虑程度，贝克抑郁量表测量抑郁程度，解离体验量表测量解离程度。我们观察到在两个时间点具有临床相关评分的参与者数量没有统计学上的显着差异。在第一项调查中，分别有 23.8%、19.2% 和 32.6% 的人表示临床焦虑、临床抑郁和临床分离。二元逻辑回归表明，年龄、教育水平和既往创伤事件与焦虑和抑郁的临床水平显着相关。此外，多元线性回归分析报告了性别、年龄、心理影响、创伤事件和解离对预测高水平焦虑和抑郁的集体显着影响。罗马尼亚成年人的心理健康状况在 COVID-19 大流行期间受到影响，并且在第一次封锁后 6 个月内没有改变。