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Jean Twenge (author of GENERATIONS, iGEN) Profile picture
Jean Twenge (author of GENERATIONS, iGEN)
@jean_twenge
Mental health, social media, Gen Z at work, trends. Professor and speaker. Newest: https://t.co/nAzNtRqybI Generations book: https://t.co/iiXdzD9Hlf
Oct 29, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Just out: Depression among U.S. teen girls doubled from 2009 to 2019 and was up 74% among teen boys, according to just-released data from the gov't administered National Survey of Drug Use and Health. What does this mean? NSDUH screens adolescents (ages 12 to 17) using clinical criteria for major depressive episode in the last year. Twice as many teen girls in 2019 (vs. 2009) have clinical-level depression, and 74% more teen boys do as well. Why?