- Major depressive disorder increases by 27.6% (53.2 million cases) and anxiety disorder increases by 25.6% (76.2 million cases) globally in 2020 due to COVID-19 as shown by a meta-analysis covering 204 countries and territories. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02143-7/fulltext 20 comments science
- COVID-19 pandemic led to stark rise in depression, anxiety: study. Researchers calculated that in 2020, the pandemic led to an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million cases of anxiety disorder, representing an increase of 28 per cent and 26 per cent, respectively. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(21)02143-7/fulltext 18 comments science
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- Why some people find it harder to be happy https://theconversation.com/why-some-people-find-it-harder-to-be-happy-171692 30 comments
- How I Changed My Mind on Social Media and Teen Depression https://richardhanania.substack.com/p/how-i-changed-my-mind-on-social-media 29 comments
- Opinion | Is America Really in a Mental Health Crisis? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/opinion/us-mental-health-politics.html 21 comments
- Covid crisis dramatically worsened global mental health, study finds | Coronavirus | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/08/covid-crisis-dramatically-worsened-global-mental-health-study-finds 7 comments
- From doing laundry to washing the dishes: unpaid work is bad for our mental health | Sophie Brickman | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/16/women-unpaid-labor-stress 0 comments