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Economic recession can cause mental changes
The full wrath of swine flu and all its exaggerated impact, we forget many times that a phenomenon equally important is present among us: the recession. The world economic crisis has not yet finished, and not only has an impact on the wallets of all, but also in our mental health.
In fact, a recent study carried out in the United Kingdom and that serves as a frame of reference to measure the mental health of several nations, shows that the figures are remains quite negative in this respect, and that in addition, there are nothing promising in relation to the future ahead.
2000 People were interviewed in connection with his mental health, reaching the conclusion that 2.7 million men in the United Kingdom suffers from depression, anxiety or stress, problems often associated with the economy, and therefore to the global crisis.
The problem not only is this, but we are at an impasse. The men begin to express these problems after having lost work, but neither are struggling to emerge from them. Contrary to what happens to women, men are reluctant to seek professional help. Read the rest of this entry »