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Was the Mental Health Crisis From the Pandemic “Minimal”?
I think there was a little more to it than a recent study would lead you to believe.
Well, it was certainly a headline designed to get attention.
“Mental-health crisis from pandemic was minimal — study”…
The BBC article was written by Philippa Roxby, and it went on to say:
People’s general mental health and anxiety symptoms hardly deteriorated at all during the pandemic, research suggests.
Most people are resilient and made the best of a difficult situation, it says.
The BMJ review analysed 137 studies, most from high-income European and Asian countries…
…The review did not focus on lower-income countries, or children, young people and those with existing problems, the groups most likely affected, experts say, and risks hiding important effects among disadvantaged groups…”
Lower income countries. Children. Young people. People with Existing problems. None of the studies that were analyzed in this research put a focus on any of those categories.
Maybe it’s just me, but that seems like a lot to leave out.
