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0 pointsgotoeleven1y ago0 comments

So mental illness rose steeply in girls and not so much in boys since 2012, and more in liberals than conservatives, since 2012 and this is adequately explained by increased reporting requirements?

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jjulius1y ago

I'd also ask a similar question about the stark increase in suicide rates, not just mental health.

mike_hearn1y ago

There is no stark increase. It only looks like an increase because the charts Haidt uses are cropped at a low point. Look at longer term data:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-s...

The number of suicides now is little different for men to 1990, and is significantly lower than it was in the 1970s.

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