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10 Most Depressing States In The U.S.
Sunday, August 26, 2012 13:37
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On its own, where you live isn’t enough to make you depressed. Personal circumstances and genes also play an important role in mental health, so an area that feels like a downer to one person may be home sweet home to another.
That said, mental distress is unusually and persistently common in some states, whether due to economic troubles, lack of access to health care, or other factors.
Using data from federal health agencies, Health.com has identified the 10 states with the highest rates of depression, psychological distress, and other indicators of poor mental health. Here they are, in alphabetical order.
Read more here: http://www.weather.com/health/fitness-exercise/10-most-depressing-states-20120404
HIGHEST RATES OF DEPRESSION YOU IDIOT. This is NOT “The Most Depressing States.”
I had to laugh at this paragraph. Genes have nothing to do with it! whoever wrote this should study genetics.
On its own, where you live isn’t enough to make you depressed. Personal circumstances and genes also play an important role in mental health, so an area that feels like a downer to one person may be home sweet home to another.