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According to Boston University School of Public Health, three times as many U.S. adults reported having depression symptoms as of mid-April, at a rate of 27.8%. Before the pandemic that number was 8.3%.
Researchers also found that people with less than $5,000 in savings were 50% more likely to be depressed than those who had more than $5,000 in savings.
With 9/11 and during the Ebola crisis, depression levels nearly doubled, so the current situation is much more serious. While other studies in the news have mainly concentrated on people living in Asia, this new one looks specifically at trends in the U.S.
SOURCE: Newswise September 3, 2020