2023-05-22 08:34:07
One out of six Americans suffers from depression, according to the latest Gallup research, which confirmed that the numbers of people suffering from depression in the United States reached record levels of regarding 29 percent.
According to the data, rates of clinical depression have been steadily rising in the United States, but they have jumped significantly in the past few years.
Psychiatrist Ivani Olili said: “I am not surprised because we have just emerged from the period of the Corona epidemic, which shocked many Americans, because they were socially isolated for a long time, in addition to the fact that many of them lost their loved ones and their jobs, the consequences of this stage will appear with time because many people Their lives have changed and they are rebuilding at different speeds.”
Young people reported higher rates of depression than any other age group, with nearly a quarter of adults under the age of thirty reporting depression.
Depression rates were also higher in women, at a rate of one-third compared to regarding one-fifth in men.
Phonita Dotson, a professor of psychology at the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Virginia, said: “There are some reasons for this, part of which is purely biological, which makes women more susceptible to depression due to the nature of hormones and genes, and that women express their feelings more in various ways, unlike men who can appear.” They have depression with symptoms that differ from those recognized at the time of diagnosis.
With the high number of people at risk of depression, the United States faces a challenge in providing mental health services, although the administration is trying to focus on the importance of this sector.
According to the latest Health Resources and Services Administration figures, the United States needs more than 8,000 mental health practitioners to fill gaps in the sector.
During the past period, many institutions, including public and private sector companies, have begun to take some measures to improve the psychological health of employees, before they reach advanced levels of depression, which many studies have shown that the work environment is one of its causes.
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