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Depression Statistics: Unhappiness by the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] As if depression weren’t bad enough, statistics show that diagnoses are growing at an alarming rate.

Depression Statistics: Unhappiness by the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

In addition, states with higher rates of depression also show high rates of other negative health outcomes, such as obesity, heart disease, and stroke. Individuals suffering from depression are more likely to be unemployed or recently divorced than their non-depressed counterparts, and women experience greater risk of depression than men. Despite all of these statistics on depression, this infographic shows that many people suffer symptoms of depression without seeking care, and that undiagnosed depression costs the U.S. millions of dollars each year. Now a global health issue, depression awareness, diagnosis, and treatment are matters of crucial significance in building a healthier, happier world.

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How Social Media Causes Depression Anxiety

Individuals who media multi-task, simultaneously engage in social media, gaming, texting, cell phones, etc., are more likely to have depression and anxiety a new study has found. Overall media use among youth has increased by 20 per cent during the past decade, but multi-tasking – simultaneously accessing two or more forms of media – has increased by more than 119 per cent in the same period. The study conducted by psychologist Dr. Mark Becker, of Michigan State University, found a 70 per cent increase in self-reported depressive symptoms between the group with lowest level of media multi-tasking and the group with highest level.

A survey by the Today Show of 7,000 mothers, found that 42% of mothers using the photo sharing site Pinterest, reported occasionally suffering from Pinterest Stress. Social Media and Mental Illness. Tuesday August 20, 2013 | 08:30 AM There have been several articles on the topic that have caught my attention over the past few weeks, so I thought that it warranted a post.

Social Media and Mental Illness

Does social media cause depression or help people who are suffering from it? Can you diagnose a manic episode via social media? Those are some of the questions that I have seen addressed and that I will try to address here today. Let's start with depression, an illness that millions of Americans suffer from. However, in a study, also out of the University of Michigan, evidence has emerged linking social media use to negative emotional outcomes including anxiety and depression. In my opinion, whether social media helps or hurts a person's struggle with depression depends largely on how the person is using it. The second big question that I've seen addressed in several articles is, "can social media be used to accurately diagnose mental illness in users? " Questions about the article? Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults.

Over 500 million people interact daily with Facebook.

Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults

Yet, whether Facebook use influences subjective well-being over time is unknown. We addressed this issue using experience-sampling, the most reliable method for measuring in-vivo behavior and psychological experience. Review of Facebook-research. Feeling bad on Facebook: depression disclosures by college students on a social networking site - Moreno - 2011 - Depression and Anxiety.

BeckerMultitaskingDepression Revision_Preprint.pdf. Global depression statistics. Depression affects 121 million people worldwide.

Global depression statistics

In can affect a person's ability to work, form relationships, and destroy their quality of life. At its most severe depression can lead to suicide and is responsible for 850,000 deaths every year. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine compares social conditions with depression in 18 countries across the world. In conjunction with the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative, researchers from 20 centers collaborated to investigate the prevalence of depression around the globe. Write A Research Paper - A Guide on How to Write Academic Papers. This guide aims to help you write a research paper.

Write A Research Paper - A Guide on How to Write Academic Papers

It contains an overview on writing academic papers such as the term paper, thesis, research paper or other academic essays written in the format of the research paper. We have tried to integrate thoughts from the APA-format and the MLA-format. General Overview Many students wonder about the writing process itself. The outline of the academic paper is very similar for most branches of science. Creating an extended outline may help structure your thoughts, especially for longer papers. We have also created a couple of articles with general tips and help on research papers. When writing a scientific paper, you will need to adjust to the academic format. By the way, here is another great resources on how to write a research paper. Preparing to Write a Research Paper Usually, the purpose of a research paper is known before writing it. If you do not know what to write about, you will have to look for ideas for research paper topics. Homosexuella torteras av ryska nazister.

Ryska nazister lockar till sig homosexuella tonåringar via en populär dejtingsida.

Homosexuella torteras av ryska nazister

Sedan misshandlas och torteras offren. Nu slår en organisation för homosexuellas rättigheter i Östeuropa larm – och menar att 500 högerextrema grupper organiserar sig i jakten. Den ryske nynazisten Maxim Martsinkevich har dragit i gång en brutal kampanj mot homosexuella i landet. Enligt Spectrum Human Alliance, en intresseorganisation för homosexuellas rättigheter i Östeuropa, uppmanar Martsinkevich anhängare att lägga ut falska dejtingannonser – för att locka till sig homosexuella tonåringar.

Tonåringarna, som tror att de ska träffa andra homosexuella, misshandlas och torteras. Russia: Anti-Gay 'al-Qaida' Plan to Export Homophobia. Members of the vigilantes' group flash bent thumb as symbol associated with movement (vk.com) An anti-gay movement of vigilantes has spread across Russia with the acquiescence of authorities and is now ready to operate outside the country, IBTimes UK has discovered.

Russia: Anti-Gay 'al-Qaida' Plan to Export Homophobia

Following the approval of legislation banning "homosexual propaganda", nationalist gangs such as Occupy Gerontophilia and Occupy Paedophilia have been encouraged to use social media such as VKontakte to lure young gay people into a trap and humiliate them on camera - with beatings, torture and abuse. Footage show youths being forced to drink urine or having it poured over their heads. Other film shows young men being mocked with dildos, threatened with axes and forced to carry wooden crucifixes. The clips are posted on VKontakte, the Russian Facebook equivalent, and "liked" by thousands of people. Russia: Anti-Gay ‘al-Qaida’ Plan to Export Homophobia. Members of the vigilantes’ group flash bent thumb as symbol associated with movement (vk.com) An anti-gay movement of vigilantes has spread across Russia with the acquiescence of authorities and is now ready to operate outside the country,IBTimes UK has discovered. Following the approval of legislation banning “homosexual propaganda”, nationalist gangs such as Occupy Gerontophilia and Occupy Paedophilia have been encouraged to use social media such as VKontakte to lure young gay people into a trap and humiliate them on camera – with beatings, torture and abuse.

Footage show youths being forced to drink urine or having it poured over their heads. Other film shows young men being mocked with dildos, threatened with axes and forced to carry wooden crucifixes. The clips are posted onVKontakte, the Russian Facebook equivalent, and “liked” by thousands of people. The vigilantes gesture with a bent thumb – a mock version of the Facebook “like” sign – to identify each other. Våldtogs med flaska - nu sprids filmen. Ännu en attack på en homosexuell man rapporteras från Ryssland.

Våldtogs med flaska - nu sprids filmen

En ung man filmas medan han blir slagen, hotad med pistol och våldtagen med en flaska. Nu sprids filmen i sociala medier.