It’s not normal for so many Americans to feel depressed

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🗓️ 27 May 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

William Wan reports on the staggering numbers of Americans experiencing depression and anxiety during the pandemic. National reporter Reis Thebault on how the pandemic is shifting away from cities and gaining a foothold in rural America. And writer Ellen McCarthy on why we can’t bring ourselves to do the dishes.

One-third of Americans show signs of clinical depression amid coronavirus pandemic, according to new census data.

The pandemic is making its way into rural America.

Our hearts are heavy, our sinks are full. Why the dishes will never be done.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:05.0	Hi, this is Ben Terris coming from the Washington Post.
0:08.0	Hi, Jeff.
0:09.0	Look, went to read Oprah.
0:10.0	Hi there.
0:11.0	How are you?
0:12.0	It's Lisa Bonas, calling for the post.
0:13.0	This is Post Reports.
0:15.0	I'm Maggie Penman.
0:19.0	It's Wednesday, May 27.
0:24.0	Today, a mental health crisis in America.
0:27.0	How the coronavirus is spreading across the country.
0:30.0	And why the dishes are piling up.
0:36.0	So last week, the US Census Bureau put out this whole tranche of data.
0:41.0	And buried in that data was this statistic that shows a third of Americans
0:48.0	are showing signs of clinical anxiety or depression.
0:53.0	So if you had 100 American adults in a room,
0:58.0	this is how it breaks down.
1:00.0	You, 34 of them, would be showing symptoms of anxiety, depression, or both.
1:06.0	20 would be showing symptoms of both of these things.
1:10.0	10 would be showing symptoms of anxiety alone and four of depression alone.
1:15.0	And it's pretty alarming.
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