COVID-19 pandemic paradox: People feel powerless despite unprecedented scientific progress
Fox News
The number of adults living with mental illnesses has greatly increased during the coronavirus pandemic, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals a new "epidemic" of loneliness.
Before the pandemic was in full swing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated about one in five adults lived with a mental illness, but this number has greatly increased during the pandemic, with daily infection rates and reductions in human mobility as two indicators associated with an increased prevalence of a major depressive disorder and anxiety, according to a recent Lancet report.
But the next generation is also suffering: "I am worried about our children," said U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy.
"[Our] kids have been struggling for a long time, even for this pandemic."