The New York Times (10/9, Richtel) reports, “Approximately 20 percent of adolescents had symptoms of major depressive disorder” (MDD) “in 2021 – the first full calendar year of the pandemic – but less than half who needed treatment received it,” according to a study that “drew from a nationally representative sample of 10,700 adolescents, ages 12 to 17, whose experiences were recorded by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.” The study revealed that “treatment was most lacking for minority adolescents, particularly those who are Latino and mixed-race.” The findings were published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Pediatrics. HCPlive(10/9, Derman) also covers the study.
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— “Teen Depression Rose Sharply During the Pandemic, but Treatment Didn’t Follow,”Matt Richtel, The New York Times, October 9, 2023