Social media and anxieties about personal image are contributing to a rise in the number of people with a mental health problem, health experts warn Getty ImagesYoung women in Britain are suffering record levels of depression, post-traumatic stress and self-harm and are now three times more likely than men to have a mental health problem. More than a quarter of women aged 16 to 24 have a clinically recognised mental health condition. One in four, meanwhile, cut themselves or inflict other methods of self-harm, according to a large national survey of mental health. Health experts warn that violent relationships, social media and image anxieties are contributing to the crisis. The figures show that 26 per cent of young women had symptoms of a common mental disorder…

Source: The Times September 29, 2016 16:04 UTC