NBC News (12/21, Lovelace) reports, “More adults in the U.S. expect to be more stressed in 2023 than at this time last year, but they also say they’re more willing to take steps to tackle that stress,” according to survey findings released Dec. 21 from “the American Psychiatric Association’s Healthy Minds poll.” In the poll, which “surveyed more than 2,200 U.S. adults Dec. 7 and 8,” about “26% of the respondents reported that they expected to experience more stress in the New Year, up from 20% the previous year.” APA President Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD, stated, “The take-home message is really a very positive one, which is that more Americans are willing to talk about their mental health.”
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— “Adults say they’re expecting more stress in 2023, survey finds “Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, December 21, 2022