Economy Taking Toll on Americans' Mental Health
By David Shern, Ph.D., president and CEO, Mental Health America
The economic downturn is taking a toll on the mental health of Americans. A new national survey finds individuals who are unemployed are four times as likely as those with jobs to report symptoms consistent with severe mental illness.
And Americans who experienced involuntary changes in their employment status, such as pay cuts or reduced hours, are twice as likely to have...
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