John Schrom » Mental Health http://john.mn Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:39:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Midwest State of Mind http://john.mn/2009/10/midwest-state-of-mind/ http://john.mn/2009/10/midwest-state-of-mind/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:27:43 +0000 john http://blog.johnschrom.com/?p=14 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 more mentally unhealthy days. Naturally, Hawaii had the lowest rate in the country (6.6%), and Kentucky had the highest (14.4%).

The other state-level data isn’t currently available, but the CNN article about this study suggests that the Upper Midwest (ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL) has the lowest rates (<8%), while the region by Kentucky had the highest rates (>12%). I’ll need to wait patiently to see where exactly Minnesota falls on this list…

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