Psychology

Emotional adaptation during a crisis: decline in anxiety and depression after the initial weeks of COVID-19 in the United States

A. Shuster, M. O'brien, et al.

This research explores the fluctuating levels of depression and anxiety among 1512 adults during the first 10 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Discover how factors like gender, age, income, and prior psychiatric diagnoses influenced these mental health trends. The intriguing findings reveal the complex relationship between economic impact, pandemic severity, and social media use, among other variables. Conducted by Anastasia Shuster and colleagues, this study sheds light on the mental health crisis during unprecedented times.