{
  "id": 9175839,
  "title": "Mental health conditions are lasting longer today than they did a decade ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/mental-health-conditions-are-lasting-longer-today-than-they-did-a",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/mental-health-conditions-are-lasting-longer-today-than-they-did-a-decade-ago/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study published in Psychological Medicine reveals that common mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, are persisting longer in people today compared to a decade ago. The research, led by Artemis Gkitakou from Amsterdam UMC and the Trimbos Institute in the Netherlands, analyzed data from two large surveys conducted in the Netherlands between 2007-2009 and 2019-2022. The study found that among people experiencing mental disorders, the proportion still struggling with a condition three years later rose from 42.7% to 57.9% over the 12-year period. This suggests that mental health struggles are becoming increasingly difficult to overcome.",
  "summary": "Recent research indicates a troubling trend: common mental health conditions like anxiety and depression are lasting substantially longer today than they did a decade ago. The findings highlight growing challenges for long-term recovery and psychiatric care.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}