Mental Health

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Adolescent Anxiety in Girls: What the Data Shows and What It Does Not

Adolescent Anxiety in Girls: What the Data Shows and What It Does Not

Reported rates have risen substantially. Whether the underlying condition has risen by the same amount is a genuinely open question, and the answer changes what should be done.

Aarav Sharma · 4 min read
Social Comparison Is the Mechanism, Not the Screen Time

Social Comparison Is the Mechanism, Not the Screen Time

Total hours online predicts wellbeing poorly. What is being done in those hours predicts it considerably better, and the distinction points at a workable response.

David Smith · 4 min read
The Perfectionism Trap and How It Is Rewarded

The Perfectionism Trap and How It Is Rewarded

Perfectionism has risen measurably across cohorts. One of its two components predicts achievement; the other predicts distress. Institutions reward both without distinguishing them.

Emily Davis · 4 min read
What Actually Works for Teenage Mental Health

What Actually Works for Teenage Mental Health

The interventions with the strongest evidence are unglamorous and mostly unavailable. The ones being scaled fastest are the ones with the weakest support.

Neha Gupta · 4 min read
Loneliness at Sixteen Looks Different Than You Expect

Loneliness at Sixteen Looks Different Than You Expect

Adolescent loneliness is not the same as being alone, and the group with the highest reported rates is not the one most people assume.

Laura Bennett · 4 min read
Talking to a Teenager Who Will Not Talk

Talking to a Teenager Who Will Not Talk

The research on adolescent disclosure identifies specific conditions under which it happens. Most well-meant approaches violate several of them.

Aarav Sharma · 4 min read