The pandemic has resulted in multiple devastating consequences for the individuals affected by it. One of the side effects of the coronavirus is major depressive disorder, which has been discovered among people who recovered from the infection. This discovery triggers a conversation surrounding the way the disease affected people’s mental health. The following essay will compare a news article depicting a study and the study itself.
The news report that depicts the study and its results is from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. It briefly explains the background that motivated the researchers to review the correlation between COVID and depression (Beusekom, 2021). The article then accentuates the study’s focus on socioeconomic factors, such as race and gender. Finally, it is concluded with the statement that COVID patients with MDD symptoms reported having headaches.
The research itself starts with depicting the background that motivated scientists to review the correlation. Besides reviewing the aforementioned socioeconomic factors, they asked the participants questions about the severity of their COVID condition and some specific symptoms they may have had (Perlis et al., 2021). The study concludes with demonstrating that more than a half of the individuals previously diagnosed with the coronavirus had average or more severe symptoms of MDD.
The news source and the study have similar points, as they accentuate the respondents’ background, their prior COVID condition and the symptoms they experienced. The style of the two texts is rather comprehensive, however, the study is written in a more academic way. The purpose of the article is to depict the research in a more approachable way, while the latter accentuates the importance of various factors and flaws of the results. Judging by the comparison, it is rational to say that the study has been accurately described by the news source. It does not omit any important details, nor does the more simplified style derail from the goal of the cited text.
In conclusion, the CIDRAP article depicts a study regarding the correlation between depression and COVID. It has been discovered that more than half of the respondents, who were diagnosed with the condition had symptoms of the disorder. The news source is written in a more comprehensive manner, while the cited research is more academic. While the former is more simplified, it accurately represents the goals of the study.
References
Beusekom, M. V. (2021). Half of COVID survivors note lingering signs of depression. CIDRAP. Web.
Perlis, R. H., Ognyanova, K., Santilliana, M., Baum, M. A., Lazer, D., Druckman, J., & Volpe, J. D. (2021). Acute symptoms of COVID-19 and symptoms of depression in adults. JAMA Network | Home of JAMA and the Specialty Journals of the American Medical Association. Web.