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With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there's a likely culprit

  • Written by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Around 2012, something started going wrong in the lives of teens.

In just the five years between 2010 and 2015, the number of U.S. teens who felt useless and joyless – classic symptoms of depression – surged 33 percent in large national surveys. Teen suicide attempts increased 23 percent. Even more troubling, the number of 13-...

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