Universities UK recently reported a fivefold increase in the number of students disclosing mental health conditions since 2007 (from 9675 in 2007-8 to 57 305 in 2017-18) and growing pressures on student mental health services, despite only a modest rise in student numbers.1 A growing number of UK and international studies show that affective disorders in young people are rising substantially, particularly among girls and young women.2 A recent UK analysis reported a 68% increase in hospital...
