U.S. Census Bureau‐assessed prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic

• Published in: Depression and anxiety Vol. 37; no. 10; pp. 954 - 956
• Main Authors: Twenge, Jean M., Joiner, Thomas E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology; Betacoronavirus; Census; Censuses; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Depression; economic hardship; Emotional disorders; Humans; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mood; Mood disorders; pandemic; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Prevalence; SARS-CoV-2; social isolation; unemployment; United States > US; COVID-19; anxiety; social isolation; mood disorders; unemployment; economic hardship; depression; pandemic

Background The disruptions to daily life caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic may have impacted mental health, particularly mood disorders. This study aimed to compare prevalence rates of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder in national samples in the U.S. before and during...