Behavioral Health Business August 23, 2024
New research has articulated the stakes of addressing youth mental health issues as early as possible.
Depressive symptoms in adolescence are at historic highs and are enduring into young adulthood, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University and the University of Michigan. Those born between 1997 and 2001 had the highest rates of depressive symptoms at ages 18, 19 to 20, and 21 to 22 years among all birth cohorts for both males and females.
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in females declined with age but remained at a historically high level. For males, rates of depressive symptoms increased at age 22. Those born between 1997 and 2001 are the most recent birth cohort examined in the...
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