Posted on 11/15/2022 2:37:47 PM PST by NoLibZone
Nearly 70% of Generation Z, people born between 1997 and 2012, say their mental health was adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 42% of adult members of the cohort reporting that they have been diagnosed with a mental health condition and many of them say they are worried about the future, a new study from data management firm Harmony Healthcare IT shows.
The study, which is based on a survey of 1,055 Gen Z members from the age of 18 to 24 in September, included 47% men, 45% women, 6% who identify as nonbinary, and 2% trans-identified individuals.
According to the report, some 57% of Gen Z adults struggling with their mental health reported taking medication to alleviate their condition and paying an average of $44 monthly.
The most frequently cited conditions were anxiety and depression which were reported by 90% and 78% of respondents, respectively.
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Other conditions reported include: ADHD, 27%, PTSD, 20%, OCD, 17%, eating disorder 14%, and insomnia 12%. Less than 10% reported more diagnoses of bipolar disorder, addiction and substance abuse, and borderline personality disorder.
While only one in five reported going to therapy for their mental health and spending an average of $149 monthly to do so, 87% of them found it helpful.
“Nearly a third (31%) of Gen Zers said they would rate their overall mental health in 2022 as bad. When asked to describe their mental health over the period of one month, one out of four reported having more bad days than good,” researchers noted. “On average, Gen Z reported about 10 tough mental health days in the span of one month.”
When it comes to discussing their mental health, a majority, 87% of Gen Z, said they feel comfortable talking about mental health, in general, with others, and 63% said they are comfortable discussing their own mental health with others.
They reported feeling more comfortable discussing the topic with their friends, siblings and parents, however. They are least comfortable discussing mental health with their boss, strangers and grandparents.
“More than half (52%) said they feel uncomfortable discussing mental health with their boss. More than one in 10 Gen Zers admitted they have had a conversation with their boss about it, and while 91% of bosses were supportive, about one out of 10 (9%) were not,” the report said.
“With the recent increase of quiet quitting (refusing to do more than what your job description requires), Gen Z are making sure to take care of their mental health on the job,” researchers continued. “More than three in five (62%) have taken a mental health day off school or work. In the first eight months of 2022, Gen Z has taken an average of three mental health days to recuperate.”
According to the report, Gen Z also spends an average of four hours daily on social media, particularly YouTube and many have made a connection to their poor mental health and social media. More than half, 57%, said they had to take a break from social media for their mental health while another 36% reported that they deleted their social media to protect their mental health.
When it comes to concern about the future the majority expressed how insecure they felt especially when it comes to their finances.
“Gen Z is worried about the future. Nearly 90% of Gen Z does not feel like their generation has been set up for success, and 75% feel they have a disadvantage compared to other generations,” the report said.
“Some of the biggest concerns have to do with finances and work. More than three in five (66%) do not feel financially stable, and 50% do not feel ready to join the workforce,” it added. “Overall, 89% of Gen Z are worried about their personal finances, and 70% are concerned about the economy.
In 2020, as COVID-19 dawned on the globe and prescriptions for depression, anxiety and insomnia spiked, Dr. Roger McIntyre, who is currently a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto and head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at the University Health Network in Toronto, warned in an earlier interview with The Christian Post that the mental health pandemic could explode in the U.S. if steps aren’t taken to prevent it.
According to Express Scripts, America’s largest pharmacy benefit management organization, nearly one in five U.S. adults experienced a mental health condition in 2018, and the rate of psychological disorders has risen dramatically among younger people in the past decade. From 2008-2018, the overall prevalence of mental illness increased 8%, from 177 to 191 per 1,000, and potentially disabling mental illness by 24%, from 37 to 46 per 1,000.
Mental health conditions were also recorded as the costliest health conditions in the U.S., with a price tag of more than $200 billion annually, and more than $193 billion in lost earnings per year.
Mental health issues were also noted as the most common cause of hospitalizations for people ages 45 and younger. Within a month of being discharged from the hospital, some 13 percent of mental health discharges are readmitted.
“Not only do mental health conditions affect a person psychologically, they also negatively impact their physical health. People with mental health conditions are at higher risk for a wide range of diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease,” explains the study. “People who have both a mental health condition and a chronic disease have two to three times higher health care costs than those with only a chronic disease.”
The study, which is based on a survey of 1,055 Gen Z members
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OK
They were sick already.
Their mental health condition is that they have never been told no and they got participation awards for everything.
From what I have seen at work, 75% of them have narcissistic personality disorder!
“42% of Gen Z Have Diagnosed Mental Health Condition, Majority Worried About Future: Study”
100% of those older than “Gen Z” are worried about the future due to “Gen Z”.
I suspect a much greater percentage are undiagnosed
I am also guessing that this high percentage of Gen Z with mental illness also accounts for their high propensity to vote Democrat
My mother believed that a “swift kick in the pants” would adjust their attitude.
Yeah but did 120% of them vote for it?
Does this count?
Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder by Dr. Michael Savage. (2010 bestseller).
And maybe Trump Derangement Disorder?
Obsessive screen disorder.
On average, daily screen use went up among tweens (ages 8 to 12) to five hours and 33 minutes from four hours and 44 minutes, and to eight hours and 39 minutes from seven hours and 22 minutes for teens (ages 13 to 18).... NYTMar 24, 2022.
How much time is left to fight climate change and defend abortion rights?😁
NAZI!!!!
well, this is what we get when their whole snowflake culture is based on competing for who’s higher status on the fragile flower trendy sex-thing, current-thing, victimization totem pole...
they just all have to bleat on some perceived childhood slight, blown up into fullblown PTSD, cause their toy fell out the pram... feh
All Democrats, I am sure.
Trained’
“Bring up a child in the way he/she would go”
Devil schools
Devil devour
Never mind that they are greedy little $#!+$ who wanted something for nothing…
As demonstrated by their casting votes for DemocRATs.
HOW MANY were strong participants in all those Participation Trophies????
“Who diagnosed them?”
I think a lot of this are behavior problems that used to be solved with a few stern words, backed up by a good swat to the butt.
>The health minister proposes a draft law that allows euthanasia for children under 12<
So kids, who are having a bad day, can have someone help them kill themselves? I suppose the law would say something about parents not having the right to know until after their child has died. Tragedy for both parents and society.
Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it.
https://www.bible.com › KJV
Proverbs 22:6 KJV -
Devil schools
Devil devour
“Seeking to devour”
America’s reward for all those Participation Trophies.
@ 19 Agree. What the Branch Covidians did to primary education is beyond words. These young minds have been poisoned with fear - which is far more contagious than any virus.
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