Lower thresholds may explain rise in young people's service use for mental health issues

MedicalXpress | июн 30, 2026

Lower thresholds for seeking medical help and/or changes in diagnostic practice, rather than a true increase in worsening psychological ill health, may help explain the rise in young people's primary care service use for mental health issues, suggest the findings of a large, long-term Norwegian study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.