1 in 5 Gen Yers have mental problems.
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I’m using restraint in not calling us all crazy, because a new, big important study that came out today says a lot of young people have personality disorders and not many of us are doing anything about it. And you thought global warming and the collapsed economy were the biggest problems of our generation.
Apparently, 1 in 5 ages 19 to 25 have compulsive tendencies or anti-social behavior that can — gulp — sometimes lead to violence. (Does a closet obsession with The Hills count?)
The survey of some 5,000 young folks found that most of them have drug and alcohol abuse problems and many have behaviors that interfere with daily life. (Like incessantly checking Facebook for friend updates?)
Anyway, I always wonder how much these studies can be trusted if the results always seem to the mirror the agenda of the people doing it. In this case, a bunch of psychiatric research centers, which probably always need to prove they need funding for something.
Should we obsess over the findings?
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on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 6:38 pm by Theresa Juva.
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I’d have to agree with you Theresa. Can we get a study on middle-aged adults to see if they have mental problems too? Our generation grew up with instant results (microwave, internet, etc.) so I’m not surprised if we have some compulsive tendencies.