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“You’re Just Bored”: China’s Depressed Teens Struggle for Understanding and Treatment

Mental health services and families struggle to understand, recognize, and treat rising teen depression

Yu Nian couldn’t remember how many times she had told her mother that she wanted to end her life, only to hear her mom respond, “I think you’re just bored.”

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“You’re Just Bored”: China’s Depressed Teens Struggle for Understanding and Treatment is a story from our issue, “After the Factory.” To read the entire issue, become a subscriber and receive the full magazine.

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