A fifth of adults have mental health problems

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According to the new According to a study by University College London, Baby Boomers and Generation X have the highest risk of mental disorders in middle age.

The study shows that 20% of those born in 1970, part of Generation X, 19% of Baby Boomers born in 1946 , and 15 percent of baby boomers born in 1958 experienced the highest levels of stress in adulthood when they were in their 40s and 50s, including symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Scientists analyzed data collected over the past four decade of more than 28,000 adults who took part in three British cohort studies.

They examined participants' self-reports of their mental health between the ages of 23 and 69 to understand the level of psychological stress in mature age and how they differed between generations.

In all three cohorts and at any age, the level of psychological stress among women was higher than among men.

“Mental health” In adolescence and older age, as a rule, much more attention is paid to it than in middle age, despite the fact that adults are particularly vulnerable to mental illness. Our study suggests that increased attention should be paid to the detection and treatment of relevant diseases,” says co-author of the study, Dr. David Gondek.