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Gender gap in teenage depression is twice as large in London than in Tokyo, new study finds

By InsideWellness Editorial · March 19, 2025

Originally published by ScienceDaily Depression.

Research has tracked depressive symptoms in 7100 young people from Tokyo and London and shown girls have more depressive symptoms than boys in both cities. The study found that this gap is around twice as large in London and the year-on-year rise in depressive symptoms is around four times steeper for teenage girls in

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