The Problem
According to a 2019 study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, between 2009 and 2017 depression rates
- 47% among adolescents 12–13 years old
- 60% among teens 14–17 years old
- 46% among young adults 18–21 years old
- “Parental behavior and attitude changes and their connection to child changes in understanding identify an important mediating variable: family change.” A family-based approach to the prevention of depressive symptoms in children at risk: evidence of parental and child change. National Library of Medicine. 2003 Aug
- From https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02206-9
- Age, Period, and Cohort Trends in Mood Disorder Indicators and SuicideRelated Outcomes in a Nationally Representative Dataset, 2005–2017. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 2019, Vol. 128, No. 3, 185–199