There are over 200 mental health conditions known in medicine. The most common mental illnesses that affect young people and teen boys are anxiety, mood disorders, attention and behavioural disorders.
According to the CDC (center for disease control), boys and girls are affected with ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). Still, as many as 12.9% of boys are diagnosed with this disorder compared to the 5.6% of girls. ADHD is just one of many mental health conditions that affect children and teenagers.
Stepping back a few decades and how the outlook on mental health changed
During the 1970s and even earlier years, no one spoke of mental health illnesses and, more so, no mention that it affected adolescent boys too. Talking freely about mental conditions was almost a “taboo” in some cultures and religious practices read more here
