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Enfrentando la epidemia de la soledad

Historia de Terry Forde, president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare
 
Las palabras saltaron de la página del artículo que estaba leyendo como si fuese una llama: «Vivimos en la era más conectada tecnológicamente en la historia de la civilización, pero la tasa de soledad va en aumento» (Ex Cirujano General Vivek Murthy, Forbes, 17 de octubre de 2017).
 

Confronting the Loneliness Epidemic

Editorial by Terry Forde
 
The words leapt off the page from the article I was reading as if they were on fire. “We live in the most technologically connected age in the history of civilization, yet rates of loneliness are increasing” (Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Forbes, October 17, 2017).
 
Surgeon General Murthy is so persuaded of the impact of loneliness on our health and work that he describes it as a “Loneliness Epidemic,” strong words from a health officer with a unique perspective on the factors and issues impacting public health.
 

Is it "the Blues" or Depression?

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Story by V. Michelle Bernard

Depression, like most mental illnesses, lies on a spectrum,” says Kirk Chung, M.D., medical director of Kettering Adventist HealthCare’s Behavioral Medicine Center in Dayton, Ohio. “Everyone feels down from time to time. Depression, as an illness, is defined by the intensity of its symptoms and duration.”

He adds, major depression is diagnosed by a person suffering with at least five of the following symptoms for a two-week period or longer: