Problems Soar for Troubled Teenagers ; Anxiety and Depression Rise by Seventy Per Cent

Evening Standard - London › September 13, 2004

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TEENAGERS are now far more likely to suffer behavioural problems and depression than 25 years ago, a new report has found.

The mental health of young people has declined sharply and the rate of emotional problems such as anxiety and depression has increased by 70 per cent among adolescents.

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Problems Soar for Troubled Teenagers ; Anxiety and Depression Rise by Seventy Per Cent

According to the biggest study of its kind in Britain, the chances that 15- year- olds will have behavioural problems such as lying, s...

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