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January 10, 2018BMC PsychiatryOpen Access

Gender differences in mental health problems among adolescents and the role of social support: results from the Belgian health interview surveys 2008 and 2013

Filip Van Droogenbroeck Bram Spruyt Gil Keppens

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Especially girls and young people with poor social support experience mental health problems more frequently than boys and those with strong social support. Improving social support among young people may serve as a protective buffer to mental health problems.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69e7b07435698c160c3cf7fa https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1591-4

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