The impact of lockdowns implemented in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on mental health has raised concerns.1,2 Understanding the mechanisms underlying this impact to mitigate it is a research priority.3 We hypothesized that one mechanism involves impaired mood homeostasis (ie, failure to stabilize mood via mood-modifying activities).
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