http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Canadian girls report higher levels of emotional problems and lower levels of emotional well-being and life satisfaction, while boys tend to experience more behavioural problems and demonstrate less prosocial behavior, a new Queen's University-led national study of youth health behavior shows. The study also emphasizes the importance of home, school, peers and local neighbourhood in the lives of young people. The varying interpersonal relationships that arise in these four different contexts may be critical for adolescent mental health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mental-health-primary-canada-youth.html Health Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:47:51 EST news248626054