Stress and Nervous Breakdowns

Indiana University researchers, found in 1996, more than 26% of adults said they had felt an impending nervous breakdown.

It is Up from 19% in 1957

•       Another 7% had experienced a mental health problem, a question not asked in the 1957 survey.

•       Both (26 + 7) = 33%

The people with the greatest RISK factors were: 

Single, white, mothers with no education and no religious involvement.

Look at this demographic. What are their needs? 

–      Single Mothers need?

–      White Women need?

–      Mothers need?

–      No faith community need?

Now look at the recommendations from the Professors who did the research. 

–      More money for crisis counseling agencies

–      Nothing about marriage

–      Nothing about religion.

–      Is this Malpractice?

–      Is it anti faith bias!

–      Ralph Swindle, Jr., Kenneth Heller, Bernice Pescosolido, and Saeko Kikuzawa The American Psychologist, Volume 55, Number 7, July 2000

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