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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think parental style or social factors alone are the cause. I suspect it’s something else, though I don’t know what. Because depression among teens is so endemic and crisis level and cuts across so many places, SES levels, and has become so bad so suddenly, I don’t think we can attribute it just to affluence or pressure, though those are tempting targets.
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I agree [/quote]

It's partially due to a lack of meaningful connections. A host of factors contribute to this problem. It's more than social media.[/quote]

My personal view is that this is a big part of it. Lack of time with friends, plus less independence/ risk-taking. There’s very interesting data about the steep drop off in risky teen behavior like drinking and sex over the past 20 years (a good thing) but these improvements are coupled with a steep rise in mental health issues. I’m not sure what’s causal or not. My personal view is the lack of connections as the PP said. Not sure how we as parents can support that though.[/quote]

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