Clear New Insights Into The Genetics Of Depression

[Moontanman]

Clear New Insights into the Genetics of Depression

 

 

The psychologist Rollo May once described depression as “the inability to construct a future”.

 

According to the National Institute for Mental Health this “inability” can affect up to 14.8 million Americans – 7% of the population – in a given year, at an annual cost of $100 billion. That’s about five times the renewable energy budget of the United States. We hear many things about how great we’re getting at saving the planet with our hybrids and off-shore wind farms; we hear far less about how we’re doing in combating or preventing depression.

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=genetics-of-depression&sc=WR_20101027