The detection of psychological disorders among gifted and non-gifted youth has not been based on solid epidemiological data so far, since the type of longitudinal studies required to identify both the behavioural and the developmental standards of the gifted population demands, first of all, sufficient funding, which is not always guaranteed. Stress, anxiety, depression, suicidal behaviour, perfectionism, overexcitabilities, peer acceptance The present review has been limited to research published within the past twenty years (2000-2019). We rather concentrated on research and articles focusing on examining gifted young adolescents in comparison with the general, non-gifted population of the same age. We included research concerning depression and suicidal behaviour, and studies which offer ample evidence on the way stress and anxiety are created, and function in gifted young people. In the present review, there has been made an attempt to provide a scientific perspective of research related to emotional problems and/or mental disorders of gifted adolescents.
Contemporary research still presents findings which support both views. Various literature reviews and research articles exist on the subject, however, there has been little outcome concerning direct comparisons among gifted and non-gifted young people.
There has been an open-ended, continuing argumentation whether giftedness is associated with excessive stress burden or mental disorders. Stress, Anxiety & Mental Health Problems in Gifted Adolescents A B S T R A C T
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