Generations

Generation Alpha and mental health

February 21, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Generation Alpha includes people born after 2010, and their perspectives about mental health are still forming.

The Silent Generation and mental health

December 21, 2022 | Written by therapist.com team

Born between 1928 and 1945, the Silent Generation learned to prioritize survival and sacrifice, but not to talk openly about the traumas they experienced.

Baby Boomers and mental health

October 10, 2022 | Written by therapist.com team

Born between 1946 and 1964, Baby Boomers tend to be skeptical of mental health treatment, except in severe cases of trauma.

Millennials and mental health

September 30, 2022 | Written by therapist.com team

Born in the 1980s and mid-90s, many Millennials struggle with anxiety, partly due to living through multiple historic crises (9/11, the Great Recession, etc).

Gen Z and mental health

September 30, 2022 | Written by therapist.com team

Born in the mid-1990s and early 2010s, Gen Z has high rates of depression, stress, and anxiety, but less stigma around therapy and mental health in general.

Gen X and mental health

September 19, 2022 | Written by therapist.com team

Born in the mid-1960s to late 1980s, Gen X has historically taken a pragmatic yet skeptical approach to mental health.