Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative.
In recent years, mental health has become a central subject in childhood and adolescence. Teenagers narrate their psychiatric diagnosis and treatment on TikTok and Instagram. School systems, alarmed by rising levels of distress and self-harm, are introducing preventive coursework in emotional self-regulation and mindfulness. Now, some researchers warn that we are in danger of overdoing it. Mental health awareness campaigns, they argue, help some young people identify disorders that badly need tr
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Just two, single-session online interventions can help curb teen depression. The findings could be particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.