Transdiagnostic considerations of mental health for the post-COVID era: Lessons from the first surge of the pandemic

Table 5 Correlations between the mental health features in the Italian sample (n = 21217)

Mental health issue	Anxiety	Perceived stress	PTSS	Depression	PTSD-NA
Anxiety	1
Perceived stress	0.522	1
PTSS	0.3521	0.3423	1
Depression	0.5866	0.4867	0.3301	1
PTSD-NA	0.2097	0.213	0.3636	0.2228	1

Note: All correlations: P < 0.001. PTSS: Post-traumatic stress symptoms; PTSD-NA: Post-traumatic stress disorder-negative affect.