By Shannon Firth
Source Medpagetoday
Diagnoses of depression and anxiety among kids, teens, and young adults increased from 2017 to 2021, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a cohort study in Southern California.
Among 1.7 million participants, the overall incidence of depression diagnosed clinically increased by 55.6% (from 1.35% to 2.10%) over this time period, and the prevalence of depression clinically diagnosed increased by 60% (from 2.55% to 4.08%; P<0.001 for trend for both), reported Anny H. Xiang, PhD, of Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) in Pasadena, and co-authors in JAMA Network Openopens in a new tab or window.
Over that same period, the incidence of diagnoses of anxiety without depression increased by 31.1% (from 1.77% to 2.32%), while the prevalence increased by 35.2% (from 3.13% to 4.22%; P<0.001 for trend for both).
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