Is the State of the Economy Making People Depressed?
Depression of 1929. Faireconomy.org continues to say, “Overall, 24% of Blacks and 21% of Latinos are in poverty, versus 8% of white.” Christina Positano wrote that Four Million Americans are collecting unemployment. This staggering figure represents the highest amount of recipients in 26 years. The state of the economy is affecting students who already have clinical depression. During a University Depression screening 24 out of 56 students at Stony Brook University reported that worries over their economic future was adding more stress to their existing levels of stress and depression anxiety. For a student already experiencing depression the thought of looking for a job in these bad times can be overwhelming. According to the United States Department of Health, the overall unemployment rate for people with mental illness is over 90 percent and many of these individuals are chronically depressed. Other clinically depressed individuals are now worried over the rising health care cost ev
