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Stirling County Study Debunks Mood Myth Across 50 Years
Dr. Alexander Leighton and colleagues tracked Stirling County from 1952 to 2001, finding the rate of low mood remained at five percent. Women under 45 showed higher risk and greater need for help, while men faced higher mortality. Genetics and postwar social factors cited as influences. Early treatment emphasized, with modern approaches to combat the Black Dog of depression.
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W. Gifford-Jones
Stirling County
Atlantic Canada
Alexander Leighton
Boston
Harvard School of Public Health
Canada
Gulf of Maine
Jane Murphy
Leighton
Stirling