Okay, here’s the results of a quick search. It looks like the numbers of people who say they’ve ever had depression in their lifetime has very slightly increased, but the number of people saying they currently had depression was reasonably flat until the pandemic. The first part makes me wonder if we’ve just reduced the stigma of reporting it some.
By the way, I didn’t have any preconceived notion, and I have no reason to want the number to be higher or lower. What I object to is a chart like this that doesn’t appear to be based on data at all, just someone pulling numbers or lines out of their butts to support their existing beliefs.
Okay, here’s the results of a quick search. It looks like the numbers of people who say they’ve ever had depression in their lifetime has very slightly increased, but the number of people saying they currently had depression was reasonably flat until the pandemic. The first part makes me wonder if we’ve just reduced the stigma of reporting it some.
By the way, I didn’t have any preconceived notion, and I have no reason to want the number to be higher or lower. What I object to is a chart like this that doesn’t appear to be based on data at all, just someone pulling numbers or lines out of their butts to support their existing beliefs.