Lauren SearcyA study released by San Diego University suggests youth experience more mental health issues now than that same age group did during the great depression.
A new study suggests anxiety, stress and depression also hang on their shoulders.
The study, released by San Diego State University, says five times as many teens, and young adults experience mental health issues than that same age group did during the great depression and students at FSU think they know why."I feel like kids today have a lot more stress on them because we have more pressure to succeed and to go to college, where as kids during the great depression, they had to help support their families but it's not so academic," said Stephanie Rothenberger, an FSU Psychology major.
With technology like facebook and Myspace, many teens feel their stress is shared and often multiplied by others. Read more...
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