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A new report looked from January to March this year (Picture: Getty)Every lockdown has been difficult for various reasons \u2013 from missing important milestones with friends and family to feeling like we\u2019ve been existing rather than living.
\nBut the most recent one had an incredibly negative impact on the mental health of young women \u2013 according to a new report.
\nResearch from ONS shows that 43% of young women (aged between 16 and 29) experienced some form of depression between 27 January and 7 March of this year.
\nFor young men this figure was 26% \u2013 considering lower than almost half of women.\u00a0
\nThe report found that this percentage was much higher in renters than homeowners, at 31% compared to 13%.
\nIt also revealed a greater proportion of disabled adults (39%) experienced some form of depression, compared to non-disabled adults (13%).
\nHowever, the ONS report also shows that GPs in England diagnosed fewer cases of adult depression in 2020 than in 2019 \u2013 despite more people experiencing symptoms.
\nWhich seems to suggest that people were not accessing medical help during the pandemic.
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Mental health charity Mind says that this new report matches up with their own research \u2013 which found that 68% of young people saw a deterioration in their mental health during the very first lockdown.
\nBut the charity stresses that it\u2019s important people get help.
\nStephen Buckley, head of information at Mind, said: \u2018The fact that GP-diagnosed cases of adult depression have fallen during the pandemic suggests people are not going to their GP for help, perhaps because they\u2019re concerned about placing extra pressure on the NHS.
\n\u2018This is worrying because we know that left untreated, mental health problems become more difficult and expensive to treat.\u2019
\nHe adds: \u2018If you notice changes to your thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are affecting your daily life, last longer than two weeks, or keep returning \u2013 talk to someone you trust, ideally your GP.
\n\u2018A GP should be able to let you know if you might have a common mental health problem, like depression and\u00a0anxiety, and signpost you to support.\u2019
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