Rising use of tranquillisers and sedatives among teenage girls

A rise in prescribed tranquillisers and sedatives among Maltese teenage girls could reflect growing anxiety, post-pandemic stress and a tendency to medicalise distress rather than expand school-based counselling and non-pharmacological support, experts said.“This gendered pattern suggests a growing incidence of psychological distress among Maltese adolescent females. Several factors may account for this trend. International and...