Table.

Percentage reductions in incidence and event rates of common mental illness, self-harm, antidepressant and benzodiazepine prescribing, and referrals to mental health services in the UK between March 1 and Sept 10, 2020

		March 1–Sept 10, 2020			April 1–May 1, 2020
		Observed frequency, n	Expected frequency, n	Percentage reduction (95% CI)	Observed frequency, n	Expected frequency, n	Percentage reduction (95% CI)
England
Incidence (per 100 000 person-months)
	Depression	53 443	62 032	13·8% (6·7 to 20·4)	4964	8724	43·0% (38·3 to 47·4)
	Anxiety disorders	38 189	51 947	26·4% (21·4 to 31·2)	3807	7305	47·8% (44·3 to 51·2)
	Antidepressants	93 845	113 575	17·3% (14·1 to 20·5)	10 512	16 537	36·4% (33·9 to 38·8)
	Benzodiazepines	36 762	46 239	20·4% (17·7 to 23·1)	5510	6602	16·5% (13·6 to 19·3)
	Self-harm	8512	10 388	18·0% (14·3 to 21·5)	920	1476	37·6% (34·8 to 40·3)
Event rate (per 100 000 person-months)
	Antidepressants	7 237 716	7 573 286	4·4% (1·4 to 7·3)	1 031 928	1 120 229	7·8% (4·9 to 10·7)
	Benzodiazepines	818 541	853 967	4·1% (1·5 to 6·7)	121 786	126 669	3·8% (1·2 to 6·4)
	Self-harm	24 109	29 716	18·8% (15·8 to 21·7)	2666	4206	36·6% (34·2 to 38·8)
Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Incidence (per 100 000 person-months)
	Depression	4601	8714	47·1% (44·1 to 50·1)	451	1305	65·4% (63·4 to 67·3)
	Anxiety disorders	3655	6178	40·8% (38·1 to 43·3)	401	944	57·5% (55·5 to 59·3)
	Antidepressants	18 081	24 817	27·1% (24·3 to 29·8)	2093	3824	45·2% (43·1 to 47·2)
	Benzodiazepines	9342	11 480	18·6% (15·6 to 21·4)	1400	1706	17·9% (14·8 to 20·8)
	Self-harm	1808	1988	9·0% (2·8 to 14·8)	230	305	24·5% (19·2 to 29·4)
	Referral to mental health services	1337	2540	47·3% (44·7 to 49·8)	97	393	75·3% (74·0 to 76·4)
Event rate (per 100 000 person-months)
	Antidepressants	1 721 824	1 803 768	4·5% (1·7 to 7·2)	257 671	278 751	7·5% (4·9 to 10·1)
	Benzodiazepines	273 154	277 139	1·4% (−1·1 to 3·9)	42 717	42 996	0·6% (−1·9 to 3·2)
	Self-harm	4433	4747	6·6% (1·2 to 11·7)	526	716	26·5% (22·3 to 30·6)