April 7, 2021

Trends in Mental Health Symptoms, Service Use, and Unmet Need for Services among U.S. Adults through the First 9 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact

• Prevalence of anxiety and depression rose between April 23 and November 23, 2020 to levels six times higher than 2019 levels (50% and 44%, respectively), according to a weekly cross-sectional surveys of US adults (n = 1,483,378). Use of prescription medications, counseling services, and unmet mental health needs also rose significantly. The prevalence of probable mental health disorders was highest among respondents who were younger, had less education, were single, female, or Black or Hispanic. 

Coley and Baum. (Apr 5, 2021). Trends in Mental Health Symptoms, Service Use, and Unmet Need for Services among U.S. Adults through the First 9 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Translational Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibab030