Is Gen Z more prone to psychosis? 


By AGENCY
Researchers have found that the occurrence of psychotic disorders among Gen Z is higher than in previous generations. — 123rf

People born during the few years either side of 2000 are seemingly more vulnerable to conditions such as schizophrenia than those who grew up earlier, going by findings released by the Canadian Medical Association.

As they pored over health data from around 12.2 million people born in Ontario between 1960 and 2009, the researchers found an increase in reported and recorded “psychotic disorders” among “more recent birth cohorts”.

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