@JohnsHopkinsSPH measured the prevalence of serious psychological distress in 1468 adults aged 18 years or older in Apr 2020 & compared it with an identical measure from the 2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Thread (1/6)
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In April 2020, 13.6% of US adults reported symptoms of serious psychological distress, relative to 3.9% in 2018. That’s a 3.5-fold increase. (2/6) 
Age: symptoms of psychological distress were highest among young adults aged 18 to 29 years. Distress decreased with increasing age in 2020. Previously, no effect of age on distress. (3/6)
Ethnicity: Hispanic adults were most strongly affected. Previously not much influence of ethnicity on distress. (4/6)
Household income: also strongly associated with psychological distress. Also in 2018 but more so today. (5/6)
PUZZLING: #covid19 seems to have augmented psychological distress evenly among most strata (e.g. income) but seems to have affected the young in a disproportionate way. Something we should be watching closely. (6/6)
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