Fig. 1.

Weekly number of P-cases in 2020 (red line) versus 2017–2019 average (black line). Note A “P-case” is a GP consultation that related to a psychological symptom, complaint or diagnosis based on the ICPC-2 classification system (P00-P99). The Figure uses 3-week moving averages for the outcome variables. The leftmost vertical dashed line indicates March 12th, the start of both the first serious outbreak of coronavirus in Norway and the start of national infection control measures, while the rightmost vertical dashed line indicates the end of the strictest measures (e.g. closure of schools and psychologists) on April 27th. Other measures such as social distancing, remote teaching at universities, and remote work were in place throughout most of the period after March 12th