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[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 47 points 9 months ago

Millennials have higher rates of mental illness than previous generations. We are far from fine.

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago

I'd imagine an increasingly hostile world economy coupled with a then-looming but now beginning climate crisis might have a huge impact there.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 28 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There are multiple possible explanations for that. I don't see any direct link between the kind of content we millenials consumed in our childhood and the apparent rise in the number of mental health cases. I'd be willing to bet that the time spent consuming said content plays a much bigger factor.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

Hard to believe this isn't simply due to improved detection, reporting and treatment options.

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 4 points 9 months ago

Gen X and boomers still go to the Dr and undergo depression screenings, yet Gen X has roughly half the rates of depression as gen z and millennials. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9934502/

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

The key metric would be to review care detection and frequency at the same chronological age of participants, not simply today.

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