The Detroit News: COVID-19 accelerated antidepressant prescriptions among certain groups, UM study suggests
February 28, 2024
Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, of CHEAR was recently quoted in The Detroit News.
"Multiple studies suggest that rates of anxiety and depression among female adolescents increased during the pandemic."
"These studies, coupled with our findings, suggest the pandemic exacerbated a pre-existing mental health crisis in this group."
"In my primary care clinic, I often heard from patients and families that they were facing six- to nine-month wait lists for therapy during the pandemic," Chua said. "In those situations, it didn’t make sense to withhold antidepressants and recommend a therapy-only approach."