Mental instability high among young people

DYSFUNCTIONAL families, bullying and alcohol abuse are all contributing to a high level of mental instability in young Irish people, a new study has found.

Sat, 15 Feb, 2003 - 00:00

Evelyn Ring

It showed that psychiatric disorders were common in young adolescents.

The study found 20% of young people had a psychiatric disorder.

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