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High-Stress Job Doubles Risk of Depression
A survey of workers in their early thirties found that those in high-stress jobs were twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety as those who held low-stress positions.
You Can't Buy Happiness
The old saying that you can't buy happiness is true, says an Australian depression organization called Beyondblue, which surveyed 7500 professionals in well-paying careers such as law and information technology, looking at their degree of reported depression compared to the general population.
MDs Need Mutual Support
When a young bipolar physician falls victim to suicide, the medical community is reawakened to the fact that even they are not immune to depression.
Police Suicide Study
Reducing suicide among police officers.
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