New APA Poll: One in Three Americans Feels Lonely Every Week

In May 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., called loneliness a public health epidemic. The latest Healthy Minds Monthly Poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) finds that, early in 2024, 30% of adults say they have experienced feelings of loneliness at least once a week over the past year, while 10% say they are lonely every day.

Nueva encuesta de la APA: Más que uno de cada tres hispanos se siente solo cada semana

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En mayo de 2023, el Cirujano General de EE.UU. Vivek Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., calificó la soledad como una epidemia de salud pública, tan letal como fumar 15 cigarrillos al día. La última encuesta mensual de Healthy Minds de la Asociación Psiquiátrica Americana (APA) revela que, a principios de 2024, el 35% de los hispanos encuestados afirma haber experimentado sentimientos de soledad al menos una vez a la semana durante el último año, mientras que el 10% afirma sentirse solo todos los días.

Las finanzas siguen siendo una fuente importante de ansiedad para los estadounidenses de cara a 2024

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En una encuesta realizada en diciembre, la mayoría de los adultos se declararon preocupados por sus finanzas personales (59%) y por la incertidumbre del nuevo año (54%). Más de un tercio (38%) se mostraron preocupados por su salud mental, una tendencia que coincide con los sondeos del año anterior. Algo menos de la mitad (44%) de los adultos afirma que prevé experimentar el mismo nivel de estrés a principios de 2024 que a principios de 2023, mientras que uno de cada cuatro afirma que espera más estrés.

Healthy Minds Monthly Poll: Personal Finances Were Still a Major Source of Anxiety for Americans Leading Into 2024

In a poll fielded in December, most adults said they were anxious about their personal finances (59%) and the uncertainty in the new year (54%). More than one-third (38%) were anxious about their mental health—a trend consistent with prior year’s polling. Just under half (44%) of adults said they anticipate experiencing the same level of stress at the start of 2024 as they did at the start of 2023, while one in four said they expect more stress.

January Issues of APA Journals Cover Antidepressant Outcomes, Disparities in School-Based Support, Civil Commitment Hearings, and More

The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services and The American Journal of Psychotherapy are now available online.

Making a Mental Health New Year’s Resolution? One in Three Americans Are

Three-quarters (76%) of Americans are heading into 2024 with a New Year’s resolution in mind, and after three years of similar polling, the number of Americans making resolutions focused on mental health stayed steady, at around 28%.

Adrian Preda, M.D., Named Editor in Chief of Psychiatric News

Adrian Preda, M.D., a professor of clinical psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, has been named editor in chief of the official news service of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Psychiatric News.

Media Advisory: New Polling Data, Experts on Alcohol Use Disorder Available from American Psychiatric Association

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) involves frequent or heavy alcohol drinking that becomes difficult to control and leads to problems in areas such as relationships, work, school, or family. It affects more than one in four people in their lifetime, and more than one in 10 each year. AUD is common and often goes untreated. Treatments for AUD include medication, therapies, and support/self-help groups.

December Issues of APA Journals Cover Childhood Resilience and Adult Outcomes, Genetics and Postpartum Depression, Increasing Rates of Suicide Among Black Women, and More

The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are now available online.

Study: Cannabis Use Disorder Increasing Among Veterans with Psychiatric Disorders

Research published today in The American Journal of Psychiatry finds that during a period of increasing cannabis use in the U.S., the prevalence of cannabis use disorder is disproportionally increasing among veterans with psychiatric disorders, especially those with more severe psychiatric disorders.

This Year, Only a Quarter of Americans Are Anxious About Political Debates at the Holiday Table; Overall More Are Concerned About Financing the Festivities

With the holiday season fully underway, about a third of Americans (29%) anticipate being more stressed out than last year. The main source of that stress, however, is not political debate at the dinner table. Among the options tested, Americans named affording holiday gifts (51%), finding and securing holiday gifts (40%), or affording holiday meals (39%) as the top three factors causing them anxiety this season.

Este año, solo un cuarto de los estadounidenses están preocupados por los debates políticos en la mesa navideña; en general, son más los que se preocupan por la financiación de las fiestas

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Con las fiestas navideñas a pleno rendimiento, alrededor de un tercio de los estadounidenses (29%) prevé estar más estresado que el año pasado. La principal fuente de estrés, sin embargo, no es el debate político en la mesa. Entre las opciones analizadas, los estadounidenses mencionaron el coste de los regalos navideños (51%), la búsqueda y obtención de regalos navideños (40%) o el coste de las comidas navideñas (39%) como los tres principales factores que les causan ansiedad esta temporada.