Quarter of 17-19-year-olds have probable mental disorder - study

Quarter of 17-19-year-olds have probable mental disorder - study One in four 17- to 19-year-olds in England had a probable mental disorder in 2022 - up from one in six in 2021, according to an NHS Digital report.

Based on an online survey, rates among teenage boys and girls were similar - but twice as high in 17- to 24-year-old women compared with men.

And children affected were more likely to live in a household with money issues or using a food bank.

Charities said the figures were deeply worrying. BBC News

See also:

• Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2022 - wave 3 follow up to the 2017 survey NHS Digital
• Mental Health Bulletin, 2021-22 Annual report NHS Digital
• Cost of living and Covid lockdowns leave a QUARTER of older teenagers with mental health disorders The Daily Mail
• Quarter of teens who lived through lockdowns now have mental health problems The Daily Telegraph
• Surge in mental health problems among teenagers is ‘national emergency’ Government warned The Independent
• A quarter of older teenagers in England have mental health problems, according to figures from NHS Digital Sky News