Study: The Pandemic Hasn't Just Depressed The Economy, It's Depressed Us
- 4 years ago
A new study released Wednesday says the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Americans’ mental health.
More than a quarter of adults surveyed have clearly experienced depression symptoms recently.
That's over three times as many who said the same in a survey taken before the pandemic began.
Overall, 27.8% of participants surveyed met the criteria for depression during the pandemic period in March and April.
In comparison, Gizmodo reports just 8.7% reported the same in the earlier survey.
More women reported depression symptoms than men in either time period, but the gap grew larger during the pandemic.
33.3% of women had symptoms of depression during the pandemic, compared to 21.9% of men.
More than a quarter of adults surveyed have clearly experienced depression symptoms recently.
That's over three times as many who said the same in a survey taken before the pandemic began.
Overall, 27.8% of participants surveyed met the criteria for depression during the pandemic period in March and April.
In comparison, Gizmodo reports just 8.7% reported the same in the earlier survey.
More women reported depression symptoms than men in either time period, but the gap grew larger during the pandemic.
33.3% of women had symptoms of depression during the pandemic, compared to 21.9% of men.