The COVID-19 pandemic played a role in the apparition of depressive symptoms within the French population. From August 31 to September 7, 2021, 15 percent of respondents to a survey scored higher than 10 points on the depression section of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). A score higher than 10 on this scale is considered to indicate a clear depressive symptomatology.
Prevalence of depression among the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to September 2021
Date of survey
Share of respondents with an HAD score higher than 10
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Santé publique France. (September 17, 2021). Prevalence of depression among the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290104/prevalence-of-depression-in-france-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Santé publique France. "Prevalence of depression among the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to September 2021." Chart. September 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290104/prevalence-of-depression-in-france-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Santé publique France. (2021). Prevalence of depression among the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to September 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290104/prevalence-of-depression-in-france-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Santé publique France. "Prevalence of Depression among The French Population during The Covid-19 Pandemic, from March 2020 to September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290104/prevalence-of-depression-in-france-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Santé publique France, Prevalence of depression among the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290104/prevalence-of-depression-in-france-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prevalence of depression among the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to September 2021 [Graph], Santé publique France, September 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290104/prevalence-of-depression-in-france-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
