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kennyc · 10-01-2010, 11:37 AM

I find this difficult to believe, but if true, what does that say about our society?

ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2010) — While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of friends on Facebook, communicating with their health care providers about mental illness is another story.

"Roughly one in every five young adults between 18 and 25 has a mental illness," says Melissa Pinto-Foltz, a postdoctoral scholar and instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0928111132.htm

10-01-2010, 11:37 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	What? One in Five young adults mentally ill??? I find this difficult to believe, but if true, what does that say about our society? ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2010) — While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of friends on Facebook, communicating with their health care providers about mental illness is another story. "Roughly one in every five young adults between 18 and 25 has a mental illness," says Melissa Pinto-Foltz, a postdoctoral scholar and instructor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0928111132.htm