As society has grown over the years there has been a significant increase in depressed people in the united states. Standard of living continues to reach heights only people 50 years ago wish they had. Our system is improving overall, but we are still depressed even if we should have a good life on paper. This needs to be explored and answered. I made this video on what I found. Let me know what you think.
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Here are some of the links I used along with studies:
https://banyanmentalhealth.com/2021/07/01/rise-in-mental-illness/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20study%20published,among%20females%20and%20the%20wealthy.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/suicide-rate
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2022/mental-health-of-college-students-is-getting-worse/
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depression
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/mental-health-disorder-statistics
https://childmind.org/article/is-social-media-use-causing-depression/
https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/covid-19/us-suicide-rates-impact-major-disasters-last-century/#:~:text=The%20Great%20Depression%2C%20for%20example,22.1%20per%20100%2C000%20in%201932.
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/202010/how-we-learn-be-afraid#:~:text=Since%20we’re%20not%20born,a%20negative%20experience%20with%20something.
https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/generalized-anxiety-disorder/is-anxiety-genetic-or-hereditary
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/february/emotions-are-cognitive–not-innate–researchers-conclude.html#:~:text=Emotions%20are%20not%20innately%20programmed,from%20the%20gathering%20of%20information.
https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/annual/measure/Suicide/state/ALL
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