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March 3, 2021
Depression and anxiety among first-year college students worsen during pandemic
First-year college students are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety significantly more often than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study co-authored by Krista Perreira, PhD, professor in the UNC Department of Social Medicine.