A new Gallup study released on May 17 shows that the lifetime depression rates of Black and Hispanic adults are rising quickly and have now passed those of white adults.
Gallup found that white people have always had slightly higher rates of both lifetime and current depression, but African Americans and Hispanics now suffer the most.
Both rates are the highest that Gallup has seen since it started tracking depression with the current method in 2015.The panel comprises about 100,000 adults from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The highest rates of current depression or treatment for depression are also among women and people ages 18 to 29 .Adults aged 30–44 also have the fastest-rising rates.Around the world, 4 in 10 adults aged 15 or older have severe depression or anxiety or know someone who does.
Researchers said social isolation, loneliness, fear of infection, mental exhaustion , increased drug use, and problems with mental health services may have played a role. Women have always reported much higher amounts of depression than men have in subgroups, researchers said.
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