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The depressing toll of the Great Recession - Politics of Mental Illness
Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:03 AM EST
Article Source: Salon.com
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The costs of DISemployment Billy Mitchell.
The overwhelming evidence from studies in most countries suggests that the unemployed are highly motivated to find work and are victims of a shortage of jobs rather than personal/individual deficiencies.
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#1 - Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:06 AM ESTPeople all over the world want basically the same things. They want to be warm, dry and fed. When people are cold, wet and hungry (and with no end in sight) it can take a toll on a person mentally.
The "treatment" for this is JOBS.
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#2 - Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:58 AM ESTHow the Modern Lifestyle Breeds Depression and Distress
Mental illness is a steadily rising epidemic. With nearly half of all Americans set to receive some form of diagnosis for a mental disorder, it’s hardly something that can be glossed over.
Mental health, however, is in a highly compromised state due to all forms of societal changes and technological advances over the last century.
In this modern age, many simple truths about human nature are overshadowed by our demanding lifestyle, and our propensity to gravitate toward forms of instant cures and gratification.
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