Risk for depression tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic in emerging adults followed for the last 8 years.
Elisabet AlzuetaSimon PodhajskyQingyu ZhaoSusan F TapertWesley K ThompsonMassimiliano de ZambottiDilara YukselOrsolya KissRena WangLaila VolpeDevin ProutyIan M ColrainDuncan B ClarkDavid B GoldstonKate B NoonerMichael D De BellisSandra A BrownBonnie J NagelAdolf PfefferbaumEdith V SullivanFiona C BakerKilian M PohlPublished in: Psychological medicine (2021)
The sharp increase in depression risk among emerging adults heralds a public health crisis with alarming implications for their social and emotional functioning as this generation matures. In addition to the heightened risk for younger women, the role of alcohol use and sleep behavior should be tracked through preventive care aiming to mitigate this looming mental health crisis.