America’s Teens Keep Getting More Unhappy
New data show another rise in adolescent depression
Charles Fain Lehman - September 7, 2019 5:00 AM
Nearly 15 percent of American teenagers experienced major depression in 2018, new data show.
This figure represents a sharp increase from just six years ago, with adolescent girls in particular seeing a substantial jump in their reported rates of depression. The report reflects yet another frightening indicator of America's teen mental health crisis.
The new data were released as part of the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey of teens aged 12 to 17, as well as adults. Survey proctors ask teens a battery of questions about depression—whether, in the past year, they have lacked joy in life or a sense of self-worth, and struggled with concentration, sleep, or eating. If an individual experienced a sufficient number of these, or other, indicators for a period of at least two weeks, he or she is considered to have suffered a "major depressive episode" (MDE).
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