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Showing posts with label Anxiety Disorder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anxiety Disorder. Show all posts
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Anxiety And Elections
"Evan Osnos is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where his work spans everything from national politics to foreign affairs. Just days before the election, Osnos joins Preet to talk about the big questions in American political culture: What does patriotism mean in a divided country? How should we confront cruelty? And is there still room for empathy in our politics?"
Friday, December 8, 2023
A Medical Problem Below The Radar
"Today I want to talk with you about an uncomfortable topic that needs much more open discussion than it’s receiving: America’s extraordinarily high level of anxiety.
"A panel of medical experts has recommended that doctors screen all patients under 65, including children and teenagers, for what the panel calls 'anxiety disorders.'
"Lori Pbert, a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, who serves on the panel, calls mental health disorders 'a crisis in this country.'
"Today’s New York Times has a lead article about what’s called 'persistent depressive disorder,' or P.D.D., which an estimated 2 percent of adults in the United States have experienced in the past year.
"Nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. lost their lives to suicide last year, according to a new provisional tally from the National Center for Health Statistics. (The agency said the final count would likely be higher.)
"The suicide rate of 14.3 deaths per 100,000 Americans has reached its highest level since 1941, when America entered World War II."
"A panel of medical experts has recommended that doctors screen all patients under 65, including children and teenagers, for what the panel calls 'anxiety disorders.'
"Lori Pbert, a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, who serves on the panel, calls mental health disorders 'a crisis in this country.'
"Today’s New York Times has a lead article about what’s called 'persistent depressive disorder,' or P.D.D., which an estimated 2 percent of adults in the United States have experienced in the past year.
"Nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. lost their lives to suicide last year, according to a new provisional tally from the National Center for Health Statistics. (The agency said the final count would likely be higher.)
"The suicide rate of 14.3 deaths per 100,000 Americans has reached its highest level since 1941, when America entered World War II."
"What’s going on?
"Maybe the widespread anxiety and depression, along with the near record rate of suicide, should not be seen as personal disorders.
"Maybe they should be seen — in many cases — as rational responses to a society that’s becoming ever more disordered.
"After all, who’s not concerned by the rising costs of housing and the growing insecurity of jobs and incomes?"
"Maybe the widespread anxiety and depression, along with the near record rate of suicide, should not be seen as personal disorders.
"Maybe they should be seen — in many cases — as rational responses to a society that’s becoming ever more disordered.
"After all, who’s not concerned by the rising costs of housing and the growing insecurity of jobs and incomes?"
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