The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on Mental Health—A before, during, and after Comparison Using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey

Although significantly increased mental health concerns were noted globally during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, much less is known about the mental health trends during the COVID-19 recovery period. We aimed to compare current anxiety or depression rates to those before and during the first year of the pandemic and to evaluate demographic differences.