A new study to be published in June in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found a link between the state that you live in, and your mental state. The study looked at BRFSS respondent’s frequencies of depression, stress, and other mental problems; the actual measure used was the percent of respondents reporting 14 or [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/midwest-state-of-mind/
Sometimes I wonder if “adults” (~35+) really do ever understand adolescents. Well, I sometimes wonder if journalists portraying youth in the media actually understand them. I read an article this week about the link between TV watching and depression in teens. Depressed teens watched 2.64 hours of TV a day, compared with 2.28 hours in [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/i-do-like-sponge-bob/