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Affluent Teens: Do polished exteriors hide impoverished interiors?


URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/affluent_teens_do_polished_exteriors_hide_impoverished_interiors_20070105

The incidence of psychological problems in teens has been increasing at an alarming rate over the last decade, recent research suggests, especially in a specific -- and some say surprising -- segment of the population. Nationwide studies of teens from upper-middle-class, well-educated families show they have some of the highest rates of substance abuse, anxiety disorders, depression and psychosomatic complaints of any group of adolescents.

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