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22 August 2016

2126 GB adults surveyed

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A new study has indicated that 37% of teenage girls and 15% of teenage boys have three or more symptoms of psychological distress. Do you think that high levels of mental health problems are a modern phenomenon, or do you think they have always been there but not referred to as such?

Conducted 22 August 2016

YouGov surveyed 2126 GB adults

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31%
9%
A new study has indicated that 37% of teenage girls and 15% of teenage boys have three or more symptoms of psychological distress. Do you think that high levels of mental health problems are a modern phenomenon, or do you think they have always been there but not referred to as such?

Conducted 22 August 2016

YouGov surveyed 2126 GB adults

By:
60%
31%
9%

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