Tag Archives: Mental disorder

Interesting Canadian Mental Illness Stats

Fighting mental illness one nickel at a time. 20 per cent of Canadians will experience [mental illness] in their lifetime Men are 2.6 times more likely meet the criteria for substance dependence, while women are 1.5 times more likely to … Continue reading

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“Depression and Upper Class Economic Position”

In Occupational Class and Symptoms of Depression by Christopher Bagley from Social Science Medicine 7 (1973) 327-339, p.331, Bagley asserts, “The studies reviewed suggest that there is some support for the view that some types of ‘depression’ and upper class … Continue reading

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