Share of youth at risk of depression rising

Ljubljana, 4 October - The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) has found that about a third of teenagers in Slovenia are at risk of developing depression. One in six teenagers felt lonely in the past year and more than a third of them regularly experienced at least two psychosomatic symptoms, the survey, conducted last year, has shown.

Ljubljana Youth. Photo: Bor Slana/STA File photo

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