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Mar262021 by adminNo Comments

CDC: Depression, anxiety continue rise in U.S. due to COVID-19 pandemic

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March 26 (UPI) -- More than 40% of adults in the United States experienced symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorders at some point between August 2020 and the end of January, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the roughly six-month period, the percentage of adults reporting symptoms of these disorders nationally increased from to 42% from 36%, roughly a 17% jump, the data showed. Advertisement The percentage of adults across the country who took a prescription for one of these disorders during this time rose to 25% from 22%. As of the end of January, 12% of adults of all ages nationally indicated that they needed mental health treatment, but did not receive it, up from 9% in early August. The trends are likely linked with the ongoi...

Feb212021 by adminNo Comments

Study: 33% of U.S. adults suffer from anxiety, depression related to COVID-19 pandemic

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Feb. 19 (UPI) -- One-third of adults in the United States report experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open found. In addition, 30% said they suffered from stress related to the pandemic and the lockdown measures put in place to contain the spread of the virus, the data showed. Advertisement Just under 12% indicated that they have contemplated suicide since the start of the pandemic, the researchers said. Although most of those who reported mental health problems related to the global crisis had a history of "psychiatric" diagnoses, more than 15% of them did not, according to the researchers. "These findings underscore the broad impact that the pandemic ... has had on peoples' lives," study co-author ...

Aug142020 by adminNo Comments

Distancing, less physical activity during pandemic cause stress, anxiety to soar

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Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Anxiety and depression have been widespread during COVID-19 lockdowns this spring, due in part to social distancing and a decline physical activity, two surveys published Thursday showed. In the first survey, published by PLOS ONE, 42% of identical and same-sex fraternal twins reported declining physical activity levels in March during the early stages of the new coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Advertisement The lack of physical activity, along with genetic and shared environmental factors, might have contributed to increased stress levels among the twins, but raised anxiety among the participants could not be directly attributed to their reduced physical activity, the researchers said. In the second survey, released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Jan132020 by adminNo Comments

High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations. Licenses for hemp cultivation topped a half-million acres (200,000 hectares) last year, more than 450% above 2018 levels, so there's intense interest in the rules the U.S. government is creating. Critical comments on the draft have poured in from hemp farmers, processors, retailers and state governments. Growers are concerned the government wants to use a heavy hand that could result in many crops failing required tests and being destroyed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency writing the rules, estimates 20% of hemp lots w...

Sep202019 by adminNo Comments

Common antidepressant more effective for anxiety than depression

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Sept. 20 (UPI) -- New research suggests that an antidepressant may alleviate anxiety better than it reduces symptoms of depression. Sertraline, one of the most common antidepressants, was found to lower anxiety in people with depression, according to a study published Thursday in The Lancet. "We hope that we have cast new light on how antidepressants work, as they may be primarily affecting anxiety symptoms such as nervousness, worry and tension, and taking longer to affect depressive symptoms," Gemma Lewis, a researcher at University College London and study lead author, said in a news release. The study included 653 people in England between ages 18 and 74 who underwent surgery from a general practitioner. About 54 percent of the patients were diagnosed as depressed, while 46 percent s...