Is young people’s mental health worse than in the past?

Mental health in young people may be worsening, and too much blame is attached to social media, say <b>Annabeth P Groenman and colleagues</b>. But <b>Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson</b> argues that life, not mental health, has become more complicated

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BMJ
Published
2026-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s410
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1
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Mental Health Treatment and Access
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Is young people’s mental health worse than in the past?

Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson, Annabeth P. Groenman, Jesse M. Jansen, Kirsten McCaffery et al.
1 citations
BMJ
Mental Health Treatment and Access
40.83
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Is young people’s mental health worse than in the past?

Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson, Annabeth P. Groenman, Jesse M. Jansen, Kirsten McCaffery, Tessa Copp
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Abstract

Mental health in young people may be worsening, and too much blame is attached to social media, say <b>Annabeth P Groenman and colleagues</b>. But <b>Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson</b> argues that life, not mental health, has become more complicated

BMJVol. 393
Roskilde University (DK), The University of Sydney (AU), University Medical Center Groningen (NL), Department of Health (TW), Accare (NL), Cognitive Research (United States) (US), University of Amsterdam (NL)
Openalex Percentile: Top 0%
Mental Health Treatment and Access
40.83
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