More Seoul elementary students report depression, anxiety


Students enter the grounds of an elementary school in Seoul on March 14. - Photo: The Korea Herald/ANN

SEOUL: The number of elementary school students in the capital experiencing symptoms related to depression and anxiety has steadily increased over the past few years, according to a recent study.

Conducted over three years beginning in 2021, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education study included 113 Seoul-based elementary schools and surveyed 3,754 students.

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