It’s time to break up the banks. The greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street drove this country into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Their casino-style gambling has helped divert 99 percent of all new income to the top one percent. And it has contributed to the most unequal level of wealthContinue reading “Time to break up the banks by Bernie Sanders”
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A recession is when your neighbor loses his job and a depression is when you lose your job
The difference between the two terms is not very well understood for one simple reason: There is not a universally agreed upon definition. If you ask 100 different economists to define the terms recession and depression, you would get at least 100 different answers. I will try to summarize both terms and explain the differencesContinue reading “A recession is when your neighbor loses his job and a depression is when you lose your job”
Job Stress Blamed for Sizeable Proportion of Depression by Caroline Cassels
Negative working conditions, including low job satisfaction, little control, and a lack of appreciation by employers, are responsible for a sizeable proportion of depression in middle-aged adults, new research suggests. Investigators at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor found that workers with a higher total “negative working conditions” score alsoContinue reading “Job Stress Blamed for Sizeable Proportion of Depression by Caroline Cassels”
Alcohol top Risk Factors for Young-Onset Dementia, brain disorder
Alcohol affects your brain. Top Risk Factors for Young-Onset Dementia Risk Factor Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) Population-Attributable Risk Alcohol intoxication 4.82 (3.83 – 6.05) 0.28 Stroke 2.96 (2.02 – 4.35) 0.04 Antipsychotic use 2.75 (2.09 – 3.60) 0.12 Depression 1.89 (1.53 – 2.34 0.28 Father’s dementia 1.65 (1.22 – 2.24) 0.04 Drug intoxication 1.54Continue reading “Alcohol top Risk Factors for Young-Onset Dementia, brain disorder”
Suicide Rates Are High Among the Elderly by Paula Span
In hindsight, Greacian Goeke can see that there were warnings. Her father, Joseph, had never fully recovered from surgery to repair a heart valve and feared he would soon need a wheelchair, as his own father had. He had developed cataracts and had to stop driving. Along with his increasing physical disability, he had aContinue reading “Suicide Rates Are High Among the Elderly by Paula Span”
Depression and risk for stroke in younger women
Being depressed is known to increase the risk for stroke. Now a new study suggests that the association is even stronger in younger women. Australian researchers studied 10,457 women, average age 52, without a history of stroke, surveying them every three years for 12 years. Using a well-validated depression scale, they found that about 24Continue reading “Depression and risk for stroke in younger women”
Spiritual beliefs in bipolar affective disorder, very relevant for illness management
The study concluded that religion and/or spiritual ideas are of great salience to many patients with bipolar disorder and shape the ways in which they think about their illness. Many reported experiencing significant paradigm conflict in understanding and managing their illness between medical and their spiritual advisors. These data suggest that the wholeContinue reading “Spiritual beliefs in bipolar affective disorder, very relevant for illness management”