A new study shows that a growing number of American adults are struggling from mental health issues linked to the ongoing pandemic. The Kaiser Family Foundation report shows 53% of adults say they've been suffering from anxiety or depression – that’s up from 40% in June.
Not only that, researchers say 11% seriously considered suicide last month, a number that jumped to one out of four in people ages 18 to 24. They found that job loss, money worries, loneliness and social isolation were major factors.
With winter coming, those feelings are even more of a concern as about 5% of people deal with S-A-D...or seasonal affective disorder as a matter of course. “SAD is a huge problem at the best of times, and this is not the best of times,” says Dr. Norman Rosenthal. “I’ve been in the United States for 45 years, and these are among the toughest times I’ve seen.”
- Of course, for many, the driving stressor is: when will life get back to ‘normal’ – will it ever? As it relates to the postponed Olympics –they’re “etched in stone” for next year. International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates said the events will happen "with or without COVID." They are set to kick off in July after the Tokyo 2020 summer games were rescheduled. Coates added they will be known the "Games that conquered COVID."
- Where do we stand with COVID-19?According to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins, the United States has confirmed just over six-million diagnosed cases across the United States since the beginning – with just over 189-thousand have succumbed to the illness. In good news?More than two-point-three million people have recovered.
Source:Washington Post