Depression and anxiety among US children and young adults

Depression and anxiety among US children and young adults
JAMA Network Open; Anny H Xiang, Mayra P Martinez, Ting Chow, Sarah A Carter, Sonya Negriff, Breda Velasquez, Joseph Spitzer, Juan Carlos Zuberbuhler, Ashley Zucker, Sid Kumar; 10/24
This cohort study, using electronic medical record data from a large integrated health care system, found an increase in clinically diagnosed depression from 2017 to 2021, with a higher increase during the COVID-19 pandemic and higher rates in some subgroups. Equally important, this study identified high rates and an increase in clinical diagnosis of anxiety without a depression diagnosis. These results support the increased need in public health and health care effort to combat the mental health crisis in youths.