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Bray Boland

Research finds big mental health decline, cause unclear

The mental health of Australians declined from 2010 but researchers are grappling to understand why.

Research authors from the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and ANU said causes could be the rise of social media, climate change, poor sleep or an increased willingness to discuss mental health issues.

University of Sydney's Richard Morris said a number of things happened in the first decade of the millennium, particularly around 2010.

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