June 24, 2005

Study: Violent Boys in Violent Neighborhoods Are Less Prone to Depression

"Violent adolescent boys in neighborhoods where they routinely witness violence tend to be less depressed than other violent youths."

press release (study by Raymond Swisher of Cornell University)

~Are depressed kids living with depressed care-givers less depressed than depressed kids in happy households?
No one 'witnesses' depression?
There are economically depressed cities and regions but no such thing as a clinically depressed neighborhoods?

Posted by Cieciel at June 24, 2005 02:07 AM