Sen. John Fetterman’s admission to a hospital for mental health treatment has set off an important national discussion about the need to reduce stigmas around mental illness.
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The U.S. suicide rate has been increasing for decades. According to a sociologist who studies suicide, depression is just one factor among many implicated social conditions.
Stress, loss, loneliness and isolation are key factors in clinical depression, which affects millions. The US was unprepared for COVID-19 – will it remain unprepared for its medical aftermath?
With so much sadness and loss from COVID-19, some of us may feel selfish if we complain about relative inconveniences. But because humans are creatures of habit, changes are hard.
Melancholia has a strong genetic contribution, so it’s largely biologically underpinned rather than caused by social factors (stressors) or psychological factors, such as personality style.
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Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Director of the Center for the Science of Social Connection, University of Washington
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Doctoral candidate, psychology, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of Florida
