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. 2025 Jul 1;185(7):893-895.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0993.

Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults

Kosuke Inoue  1   2   3 , Michael Liu  1   4 , Katherine A Koh  4   5   6 , Rahul Aggarwal  1   7 , Lucas X Marinacci  1 , Rishi K Wadhera  1   4   8
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Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults

Kosuke Inoue et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study compares the prevalence of depressive symptoms in US adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and by sociodemographic characteristics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Inoue reported receiving grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the Japan Science and Technology, and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development outside the submitted work. Dr Aggarwal reported receiving grants from the Bristol Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance, personal fees from Lexicon, and having research collaborations with Amarin and Novartis outside the submitted work. Dr Marinacci reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. Dr Wadhera reported receiving personal fees from Chambercardio, Abbott Vascular, and CVS Health outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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