Richard Hogan: Why do we have an epidemic of anxiety in our children?

"I carried out a huge piece of research in 2018 when I was writing my book, Parenting the Screenager - I was trying to understand teenagers and their device usage, while also exploring their resilience levels."

Richard Hogan. Photograph Moya Nolan

Of all the many issues facing modern teenagers, anxiety seems to be the most prominent.

A 2019 study in universities found that anxiety was the most disruptive mental health issue experienced by young adults.