In a national study, 27.8% of U.S. adults in our study reported symptoms of depression, such as losing interest in activities or feeling down or hopeless. This number was over three times as high as the national pre-pandemic depression estimate. And then the followup showed even higher numbers.
Author Archives: Catherine Ettman/Boston University
Catherine Ettman is Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Dean at Boston University School of Public Health. Catherine received her PhD in Health Services Research at Brown University School of Public Health. Catherine studied public policy at Princeton University. She is the co-editor of Urban Health (Oxford University Press, 2019) and Migration and Health (University of Chicago Press, 2022). Her work explores the social and economic factors that shape population mental health.