The International Mental Health Crisis

The Global Loss of the U-Shaped Curve of Happiness

Happiness used to be U-shaped by age, with middle age the least happy. Not anymore. Young people are now the least happy.

May 27 •

David Blanchflower

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The Girls Are Not Alright: Responses to Three Claims that the Youth Mental Health Crisis Is Exaggerated

Why changes in stigma and self-reporting procedures cannot explain the international decline of adolescent girls’ mental health.

Apr 11 •

The Youth Mental Health Crisis is International Part 4: Europe

Why girls from wealthy, secular, and individualistic nations were hit hardest.

Jan 30 •

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Thomas Potrebny

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The Youth Mental Health Crisis is International, Unless You Rely on a Flawed International Dataset (The GBD)

Researchers need to stop using the Global Burden of Disease study when analyzing mental health trends

Jan 3 •

Suicide Rates Are up for Gen Z Across the Anglosphere, Especially for Girls

It’s not just anxiety, depression, and self-harm.

Oct 30, 2023 •

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The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic is International, Part 2: The Nordic Nations

For Teens, Scandinavia is No Longer The Happiest Place On Earth.

Apr 19, 2023 •

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The Teen Mental Health Crisis is International, Part 1: The Anglosphere

Why did mental health fall off a cliff at the same time and in the same way in the USA, The UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? Part 1 of 3.

Mar 29, 2023 •

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