Quarter of 17-19-year-olds have probable mental disorder – study (opens in new tab)

(bbc.com)

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mjbeswick3y ago· 1 in thread

If this is correct it is alarming to think that so many young people have a mental health disorder. Which begs the question: Is this really just over diagnosis, or are young people becoming ever less resilient?

nwah13y ago

Or is there some kind of social or material benefit that people acquire from claiming this status of mentally ill?

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