Research has found that psychiatric disorders are linked to DNA damage in our brain.
Anxiety is the most common mental disorder, affecting 40 million adults in the United States, according to Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA). The global pandemic only exacerbated the situation. A March 2022 report by the World Health Organization said that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a 25 percent increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
The COVID States Project conducted a survey with more than 22,000 people across all 50 states and Washington, D.C in March of 2022. The survey reveals that the rate of depression varied greatly by age, while the rate stayed consistent among different age groups pre-pandemic. According to the survey, 50 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 reported moderate or severe symptoms of depression, while only 9 percent of people 65 and older reported the same….