Depression risk before and after the pandemic

What is it about?

Depression risk had been on the rise even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Depression risk increased during the COVID-19 pandemic on average by 3 percent relative to the baseline depression of 19.3% in 2018. Women, young adults, and low-income workers experienced the largest increase in depression risk between 2019 and 2021.

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Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash

Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash

Why is it important?

There is a critical need in the existing literature to investigate mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of pre–existing trends in depression and other mental health conditions tracked in available data.