Help girls in top schools cope with life's challenges

I thought my own family's experience was an isolated one until I read the article (New NIE study to examine well-being and behaviour of girls in top secondary schools, June 10).

- Vivien Goh Choon Lian

I thought my own family's experience was an isolated one until I read the article (New NIE study to examine well-being and behaviour of girls in top secondary schools, June 10). According to the article, the study was sparked by research findings in the US, which showed that youth in high-achieving schools showed clinically significant anxiety and depression about six to seven times higher than national norms.