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? | Daily Question

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? Published on 22 August 2016 → Survey conducted on 22 August 2016 on 2126 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

I think high levels of mental health problems have always been present but not referred to as such

60%

I think they are a modern phenomenon

31%

Don't know

9%

I think high levels of mental health problems have always been present but not referred to as such

60%

I think they are a modern phenomenon

31%

Don't know

9%