Nearly half U.S. public health workers report at least one mental condition: CDC

LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Nearly half of U.S. public health workers reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition, according to a new survey of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In a 2022 survey of 26,069 public health workers, 48 percent reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition. A total of 28.4 percent reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, followed by anxiety (27.9 percent), and depression (27.7 percent), according to a report of the CDC on Friday.