{"id":19325,"date":"2020-08-21T15:15:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T19:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/anxiety-on-the-rise-overtaking-depression-as-top-mental-health-concern-analysis-149103"},"modified":"2020-08-21T15:15:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T19:15:53","slug":"anxiety-on-the-rise-overtaking-depression-as-top-mental-health-concern-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/08\/21\/anxiety-on-the-rise-overtaking-depression-as-top-mental-health-concern-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety on the rise, overtaking depression as top mental-health concern: analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Staff <\/span> | August 21, 2020 <\/p>\n

In the months following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, anxiety is on the rise over other mental-health conditions, overtaking depression as the No. 1 mental-health concern Canadians are seeking treatment for, according to a new analysis by MindBeacon Group.<\/p>\n

The organization\u2019s clinical team, led by Dr. Peter Farvolden, its chief science officer, took a deep dive into the myriad mental-health issues currently affecting its users. In the five-month period since the crisis began, cases of Canadians struggling with generalized anxiety disorder have ballooned from 34 per cent to 46 per cent as the leading concern.<\/p>\n

Read: MindBeacon launches digital mental-health programs to help Canadians with coronavirus-related stress<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The analysis also found a 10-point jump of users with generalized anxiety disorder experiencing severe symptoms, from 32 per cent to 42 per cent in the past five months.<\/p>\n

The significant rise in anxiety, according to Dr. Farvolden, is to be expected with a population under conditions of massive change and uncertainty. Based on the analysis, he said, one prime concern is that, with the risk of such a prolonged duration of stress, exhaustion and burnout will set in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis type of mental exhaustion will likely lead to the rise of other stress-related disorders beyond anxiety. These may include depression, [post-traumatic stress disorder], drug and alcohol abuse, among others. We may be seeing anxiety rearing its head right now; however, in the months ahead, there will be a real risk of many additional mental-health concerns that are directly related to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read: How can employers manage work-from-home burnout?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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