A study by the UCA revealed a sustained increase in psychological discomfort in the last decade, with social and health factors as central axes.
Almost Three out of ten people in the urban areas of Argentina claimed to have suffered symptoms of anxiety or depression during 2024. The data arises from a study of the Observatory of the Argentine Social Debt (ODSA-UA), which warns of a sustained increase in the deterioration of psychological well-being in recent fourteen years.
According to researchers, “in just fourteen, the proportion of adults with anxious or depressive symptoms are increased ten percentage points. ” The figure went from 18.4% in 2010 to 28.1% in 2024, a leap that reflects the consolidation of a structural public health problem.
The longitudinal analysis between 2022 and 2024 showed that only one 58% of the population remained stable without symptoms. At the same time, 5% suffered persistent discomfort for three years, 12% presented an intermittent pattern and 18% worsened their mental health in 2024. In total, two out of ten adults experienced a deterioration in a very brief period.
Depression
Mental health risk factors
The report emphasizes that there are conditions that predispose to the development of psychological discomfort. Among them are Sex, employment situation, physical health and poverty condition. Being a woman, suffering chronic diseases, being unemployed or living in precariousness contexts are factors that They significantly increase risk.
In addition, the combination of advanced age, health problems and unstable jobs It forms a profile of greater vulnerability. Specialists emphasize that these characteristics are enhanced and deepened by the chances of crossing anxious or depressive symptoms.
Finally, the ODSA-UA remarked that the study results seek to install the debate on mental health as an aspect centersl of social welfare. It is not only an isolated phenomenon, but also a growing problem that demands sustained public policies to prevent, accompany and treat those who suffer from it.
Source: Ambito
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