Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study aimed to provide robust insights into adolescent mental health ...

Bullying, substance abuse, anxiety and depression don’t always affect teen boys and girls equally, according to a new survey.

Mental health disparities between teenage girls and boys are “not inevitable”, experts have said. The comments come after a ...

There was a difference in how teen boys and girls perceived their struggles: Both said that girls were more likely to experience anxiety and depression and boys were more likely to struggle with ...

Teen girls and boys in the U.S. face different pressures and report different experiences at school, though they have many of ...

Anxiety and depression tops the list, with 30% of teens saying it’s extremely or very common at their school. About ...

Teens said girls were more likely to have anxiety or depression. Girls feel more pressure than boys to look good and fit in socially. Yet decades of efforts to empower girls in school seem to have ...

Different expressions of mental health There was a difference in how teen boys and girls perceived their struggles: Both said that girls were more likely to experience anxiety and depression and ...

64% of respondents reported at least three episodes of anxiety or depression over their teen years. Girls were found to be much more likely to have chronic or persistent symptoms (84% versus 61% in ...