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cord-344584-t421g3zc	Swendsen, Joel	COVID-19 and mental health: How one pandemic can reveal another	2020-09-15		.txt	text/plain	1688	90	53	The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected individuals with mental disorders, and revealed fundamental flaws in how vulnerable persons are treated in the context of such crises. As mental disorders are now the single greatest cause of disability, we have reached the point where the tremendous personal and societal costs associated with these conditions can no longer be ignored. The epidemiologic studies with the highest rates (notably including the National Comorbidity Survey, or NCS) were also those that took steps to overcome biases leading to the under-reporting of disorder prevalence. With one in every two individuals meeting diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder at some point, these results reveal the staggering magnitude of the mental health crisis. Prevalence, correlates, disability, and comorbidity of DSM-IV drug abuse and dependence in the United States: Results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication -Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)	./cache/cord-344584-t421g3zc.txt	./txt/cord-344584-t421g3zc.txt