Teenagers
Between 1996 and 2016, the proportion of girls and women in the US taking antidepressant medications more than doubled, from 7.5 percent to 16.4 percent; more than 1 in 8 females in the US now takes antidepressant medication.
Boys and girls are both having problems, but they’re having different problems. Many of the boys who are being sent to the psychologist or psychiatrist are being referred for problems such as ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder. The girls are more likely than the boys to be dealing with problems such as anxiety and depression.
In other words; boys often act out their problems. Girls are more likely to turn inward on themselves.