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

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

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 London than for teenage girls in Tokyo.

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