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Psychological sciences’ Lisa Damour notes that pandemic was a difficult time for teenagers

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NewsyLisa Damour, senior advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies and a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, noted that the pandemic “was an extraordinarily difficult time” for teenagers. “It’s common for girls, more than boys, to report depression, anxiety and sadness,” she said. “Whereas boys tend to act out.”