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Post by wingsofaneagle on Sept 29, 2007 15:56:13 GMT -5
Do you SEE the problems I have? Check out the avatar!!!! ROFL I can't look at it without crackin' up!!!
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Post by rational on Sept 29, 2007 16:07:58 GMT -5
Sorry Bert... not sure where you got your research from but the facts are: An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older (about one in four adults) suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people. When you copy directly from a site it is considered good form to give credit. It is also good to provide the whole quote even if it doesn't support your premise as well. Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people. Even though mental disorders are widespread in the population, the main burden of illness is concentrated in a much smaller proportion — about 6 percent, or 1 in 17 — who suffer from a serious mental illness. In addition, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for ages 15-44 Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time. Nearly half (45 percent) of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders, with severity strongly related to co-morbidity.www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america.shtml
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Post by wingsofaneagle on Sept 29, 2007 16:58:56 GMT -5
Sorry Bert... not sure where you got your research from but the facts are: An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older (about one in four adults) suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people. When you copy directly from a site it is considered good form to give credit. It is also good to provide the whole quote even if it doesn't support your premise as well. Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people. Even though mental disorders are widespread in the population, the main burden of illness is concentrated in a much smaller proportion — about 6 percent, or 1 in 17 — who suffer from a serious mental illness. In addition, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for ages 15-44 Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time. Nearly half (45 percent) of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders, with severity strongly related to co-morbidity.www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america.shtml I usually do cite my source.... thanks for picking up on that and posting it.
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Post by shushy on Sept 30, 2007 5:23:51 GMT -5
LOL....Wings what have you done to the poor horse???
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2007 5:57:58 GMT -5
How did they create this avatar? I presume they went through each frame and sectioned it?
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Post by wingsofaneagle on Sept 30, 2007 18:22:04 GMT -5
LOL....Wings what have you done to the poor horse??? Haha.... He broke two legs in the Kentucky derby so they just amputated them!! Poor fella just upped and died on me though.... ran himself to death! I gots meself a new dog though!!!!
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Post by wingsofaneagle on Sept 30, 2007 18:23:17 GMT -5
How did they create this avatar? I presume they went through each frame and sectioned it? (I have no idea)
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Post by 3 on Sept 30, 2007 21:56:43 GMT -5
I had a sister worker tell me depression is caused by one focusing too much on oneself. She said the cure for depression is to stop the self pity & concentrate on helping others.
I wish it were that easy!
I've gone through 2 episodes of depression, both of which medication helped enormously.
Many factors figure into depression. Chemical imbalance is not caused by focusing on oneself! Brain chemicals can be depleted due to continued stress - an unfortunate, common malady in today's society.
Workers are NOT doctors and need to be careful with advice and flip remarks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2007 6:54:55 GMT -5
There is some element in this. Many primitive societies are reported to have no exposure to depression. This is put down to ther intense social connections.
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Post by jh62 on Oct 1, 2007 9:09:39 GMT -5
It could also be because they don't have a flat tire during rush hour on their way to an important meeting with the boss. Or maybe it's because after having a flat tire, racking their brains trying to deal with a difficult co-worker, they don't walk in to a stack of bills, etc. I tend to believe they may have less depression because their society is more simple.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2007 9:39:28 GMT -5
Depression was indeed well recognized in ancient cultures. They called it "evil spirits", you could get killed for it.
It's little wonder that it has been difficult for society to recognize it for what it is, people lived in fear that others would discover it in them.
Thankfully, modern society is taking the right approach to this but we still have a long way to go. Many people still think that depression is entirely "event-caused" or "self-inflicted" when in reality, depression is most often only "event-exacerbated". It's time we stopped blaming the victims, this is a health issue.
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