Depression reported by US adults in 2017-2018 and March and April 2020.
Published in Journal of affective disorders
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the associated social distancing and lockdown restrictions are expected to have substantial and enduring mental health effects. In this study, we aimed to assess depression levels before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. We used the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) brief screening i...