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ceo of the american psychological association here with us today talk about issues of anxiety and oppression. and new guidance is out on screening for depression and anxiety, first, what is the task force, what are they recommending? jacob -- recommending? guest: this is put together by the government to look at screening for a variety of health conditions. this task force looks at anxiety and depression screening. it is a good set of recommendations to add the issue of anxiety disorders to what people should be looking for in primary care. host: why? guest: anxiety disorders are common and prevalent. about 26% of males and 40 -- 40% of females, these are some of the most common mental health

conditions. they are often unrecognized and they can lead to a variety of problems, not only the problems that come from having a mental health challenge, but also the calendars exacerbating other health conditions. host: what pump to this recommendation? guest: the work started before the pandemic. it is timely. one thing that happened during the pandemic is that symptoms of anxiety and depression increased over the course of the pandemic. as we looked at the data, those numbers were 3-4 times what they were before the pandemic. people have increased symptoms related to depression and anxiety. we know that these conditions are often underrecognized. this is an opportunity for us to recognize this issues and to get to people earlier.

host: do you personally think that there is more anxiety in america today than 30 years ago? or are we better at diagnosing it? guest: we have seen significant increases recently. the data looks like we were seeing an increase given prior to the pandemic. it is a combination of us talking about it more, but there are greater issues in the population. host: this task force recommendation that most adults should get an anxiety screening, for the first time, they are recommending screening adults younger than 625 for anxiety. the task force recommends screening all adults, including those who are pregnant and postpartum, for depression. that is what we are talking

about with dr. arthur evans, ceo of the american psychological association. phone lines split regionally. eastern and central time zones, (202) 748-8000. mountain and pacific, (202) 748-8001. dr. evans, where the rubber meets the road in terms of screenings, primary care doctors are expected to do this. are they trained to do depression screenings? guest: we know that people in primary care are screening for depression. the screenings are not full assessments. they are screenings people can do easily. primary care physicians can do that. many primary care providers are already doing screenings for depression. (202) 748-8000 if i am coming --host: if i am coming in for an

anxiety screening, what are you asking me in that screen? how long does that take? what does that look like for somebody who maybe we going to the doctor and the doctor decides to go with these recommendations? guest: there are different types of screenings, but they recommended screenings for generalized anxiety disorder. these take only a few minutes. some of the symptoms that we look for our irritability, worry , people having anxiety and nervousness about different issues. those can be done effectively and efficiently. we can get people connected to care much earlier. host: when do you know that somebody has depression or anxiety? guest: one thing that is important to note -- these are

screenings. that means we are not diagnosing. they are only designed to help us identify people who are likely to have a problem. those people should be referred to a mental health professional for further assessment. host: dr. arthur evans, ceo of the american psychological association, here to take your phone calls. can you explain the difference between psychology and psychiatry? host: psychiatrist go to medical school and do a residency and specialize in psychiatry. psychologists go to school and learn the science of human behavior and clinical psychologists do additional

training to provide clinical care. host: are there more psychologists or psychiatrists in the u.s. right now? guest: more psychologists, fewer psychiatrists, but we need more of both. our membership is about 130,000. but that include students, affiliates, people who are researchers, clinicians, but in the u.s., there are probably about 150,000 200,000 psychologists. at nine in chicago, good morning. -- edna in chicago, good morning. caller: i have been trying to get through for a long time, but you hit on something that concerns me. with all of these psychologists, why haven't they spoken up about

donald trump. he has a mental problem. i would like to know if some of these psychologists would get together and let this guy know he needs to be in the hospital. guest: our ethics require is not to diagnose people without seeing them. one of the reasons that people do not generally get up for public figures is that unless they are under their >> c-span's washington journal every day we take your calls alive on the air about news of the day and discussed policy issues that impact you, coming up sunday morning, -- discussion on legal challenges and we will talk about youth voting and how

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