Medscape (5/11, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports, “Most adults in the United States (70%) are anxious or extremely anxious about keeping themselves or their families safe, with 42% very anxious about gun violence,” according to findings from “a national mental health poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA)” that “was conducted between April 20-22 among a nationally representative sample of 2201 adults.” Additionally, the analysis “tracks data from a poll conducted between April 23-24, 2022, among a sample of 2210 adults.” In a May 10 press briefing, APA President Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, “said the results are an important reminder and opportunity for psychiatrists to put their finger on the pulse of Americans’ mental health.” In that briefing, Saul Levin, MD, MPA, chief executive officer and medical director at the APA, stated, “The majority of the public understands something we’ve been saying for a long time: your mental health is about your health.”
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