Depression in Youth

<h3 dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;”><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Depression among youth in Pakistan is on the rise. Contributing factors include:</span></h3>
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<h3 dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;” role=”presentation”><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Academic and career stress</span><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>

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<h3 dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;” role=”presentation”><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Social media influence</span><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>

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<h3 dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;” role=”presentation”><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Lack of family support</span><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>

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<h3 dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;” role=”presentation”><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Limited access to professional therapy</span><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>

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<h3 dir=”ltr” style=”line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;”><span style=”font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;”>Advanced treatments like Mental Health TMS Services are showing positive results for resistant depression cases. Institutions such as PIMH are playing a key role in guiding young people towards recovery. Do you think schools and universities should introduce structured mental health programs?</span></h3>