Drug Topics October 10, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted mental health in young people, and additional targeted mental health resources are needed.
Since 2017, rates of depression and anxiety have risen in the United States among children, adolescents, and young adults, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.1
These results highlight the need for more public health resources to combat the growing mental health crisis in young people.
The massive effect of depression and anxiety on young people is already well documented. Now, the researchers wanted to assess how rates of depression and anxiety changed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cohort study included over 1.7 million participants aged 5 to 22 years within the...
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