ArticleThe Science of the total environment2022
Impact of COVID- 19 pandemic on antidepressants consumptions by wastewater analysis in Turkey.
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- Understanding the Role of Deconjugation of Phase II Metabolites in Wastewater: Implications for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Sustainable strategies for hospital wastewater treatment: bioremediation, phytoremediation, and hybrid approaches for emerging pollutants.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Pharmaceutical and Recreational Drug Usage Patterns during and Post COVID-19 Determined by Wastewater-Based Epidemiology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption patterns of psychotropic drugs and predictors of limited access to medication.The journal of medicine accessArticle
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major challenge worldwide, forcing countries to take restrictive measures beyond conventional methods in their fight against the spread of the disease. Followingly, many studies have been conducted on the effects of these measures on mental health. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was used in this study to monitor and estimate changes in antidepressant use under normal conditions (2019) and COVID-19 pandemic conditions (2020). Likewise, this study utilized wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) to monitor and assess changing trends from the pre-pandemic period (2019) to COVID-19 pandemic conditions in antidepressant use (2020). Wastewater samples were collected from 11 cities in Turkey throughout six sampling periods covering the pre-pandemic and during-pandemic periods (June 2019-December 2020). Then, samples were analyzed via LC-MS/MS method. As a result, we observed that venlafaxine was the drug with the highest concentration (mean ± SD: 103.6 ± 112.1 mg/1000p/day). Moreover, city number 6 presented the highest venlafaxine use and the most dramatic increase during the pandemic period. Finally, this study revealed the potential of WBE to estimate the changing trends in mental health during the ongoing pandemic.
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