PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on many people's mental health that is being recognized by and by.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 41% of adults say they have suffered from anxiety or depression. When you break the information down, the largest increase was among young adults aged 18-29.
The degree of depression and anxiety varies, and it is still difficult to determine direct or indirect relationship to COVID-19 infection or long COVID, but there has been a clear increase in those who have reported having a sense of stagnation or emptiness — called languishing. This has been described as being like looking at life through a dirty windshield.
The research continues.
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