Gemma Lewis: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Psychiatric epidemiologist in the UCL Division of Psychiatry
- Quoted on
- Children's health, Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“In recent years, rates of depression have been rising among young people in the UK and in other countries, and academic pressure also appears to be on the rise. Young people report that academic pressure is one of their biggest sources of stress. A certain amount of pressure to succeed in school can be motivating, but too much pressure can be overwhelming and may be detrimental to mental health.”
What Gemma Lewis has said
“Young people report that academic pressure is one of their biggest sources of stress. A certain amount of pressure to succeed in school can be motivating, but too much pressure can be overwhelming and may be detrimental to mental health.”
Professor of psychiatric epidemiology at UCL · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · More exam stress at 15 linked to higher risk of depression as young adult – study ↗
Where Gemma Lewis has been quoted
- Teen school stress tied to lasting depression and self-harm riskpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- More exam stress at 15 linked to higher risk of depression as young adult – studytheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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