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Why teen depression rates are rising faster for girls than boys

  • Written by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
One-fifth of U.S. teen girls reported experiencing major depression in 2017.Tgraphic/Shutterstock.com

We’re in the middle of a teen mental health crisis – and girls are at its epicenter.

Since 2010, depression, self-harm and suicide rates have increased among teen boys. But rates of major depression among teen girls in the U.S. increased...

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