Symptoms of Anxiety or Depressive Disorder and Use of Mental Health Care Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, August 2020–February 2021 [CDC, March 2021]

Title:

Symptoms of Anxiety or Depressive Disorder and Use of Mental Health Care Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, August 2020–February 2021

 

Author:

Anjel Vahratian, PhD; Stephen J. Blumberg, PhD; Emily P. Terlizzi, MPH & Jeannine S. Schiller, MPH 

Published:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 26 March 2021

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7013e2.htm#contribAff

From the Summary:

During August 2020–February 2021, the percentage of adults with recent symptoms of an anxiety or a depressive disorder increased from 36.4% to 41.5%, and the percentage of those reporting an unmet mental health care need increased from 9.2% to 11.7%. Increases were largest among adults aged 18–29 years and those with less than a high school education.

University of Tokyo - Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm

Title:
Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm

Source:
University of Tokyo

Published:
news wise, 17 August 2020
https://www.newswise.com/articles/future-mental-health-care-may-include-diagnosis-via-brain-scan-and-computer-algorithm

From the article:
Most of modern medicine has physical tests or objective techniques to define much of what ails us. Yet, there is currently no blood or genetic test, or impartial procedure that can definitively diagnose a mental illness, and certainly none to distinguish between different psychiatric disorders with similar symptoms. Experts at the University of Tokyo are combining machine learning with brain imaging tools to redefine the standard for diagnosing mental illnesses.