Health Populi September 8, 2020
In the U.S., symptoms of depression were three-times greater in April 2020 in the COVID-19 pandemic than in 2017-2018. And rates for depression were even higher among women versus men, along with people earning lower incomes, losing jobs, and having fewer “social resources” — that is, at greater risk of isolation and loneliness.
America’s health system should be prepared to deal with a “probable increase” in mental illness after the pandemic, researchers recommend in Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in JAMA Network Open.
A multidisciplinary team knowledgeable in medicine, epidemiology, public health, and of doctors, public health professionals, and bioinformatics came together for this research, asking the question: “what is the burden...
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