Managed Health Care Connect April 12, 2021
Mary Beth Nierengarten

While the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased morbidity and mortality rates on a global scale, it has also exacerbated and brought the mental health crisis to the forefront. More than ever, people are seeking mental health services and experts believe a population-based approach could be key.

The unrelenting stress of 2020 extending now into 2021 caused by a pandemic that continues to disrupt the economic and social health of individuals and communities is taking its toll. Mental health issues are on the rise.1 Latest statistics from the Morbidity and Mortality Report published February 5, 2021 show that the overall prevalence of depression in US adults was 29% during the months of April and May 2020, with suicidal thoughts/ideation...

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