Generations

Gen X and mental health

October 9, 2023 | 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.

Millennials and mental health

October 2, 2023 | 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).

Generation Alpha and mental health

October 2, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

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

Baby Boomers and mental health

September 29, 2023 | 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.

The Silent Generation and mental health

September 29, 2023 | 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.

Gen Z and mental health

August 4, 2023 | Written by therapist.com team

Born in the mid-’90s through the early 2010s, Gen Zers have high rates of stress, anxiety, and depression but less stigma around therapy and mental health.