Abstract

These findings suggest that prevalence of depression symptoms in the US was more than 3-fold higher during COVID-19 compared with before the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals with lower social resources, lower economic resources, and greater exposure to stressors (eg, job loss) reported a greater burden of depression symptoms. Post-COVID-19 plans should account for the probable increase in mental illness to come, particularly among at-risk populations.

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PandemicDepression (economics)MedicineStressorMental healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyPopulationPublic healthGerontologyDemographyEnvironmental healthDiseasePsychiatryInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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AdolescentAdultBetacoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsDepressionEducational StatusFemaleHumansIncomeMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedPandemicsPatient Health QuestionnairePneumoniaViralPrevalenceRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexStressPsychologicalUnited StatesYoung Adult

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Year
2020
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article
Volume
3
Issue
9
Pages
e2019686-e2019686
Citations
2155
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Catherine K. Ettman, Salma M. Abdalla, Gregory H. Cohen et al. (2020). Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open , 3 (9) , e2019686-e2019686. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19686

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10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19686
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32876685
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PMC7489837

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