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Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General

Jazzway rated 23 months ago
Since the turn of this century, thanks in large measure to research-based public health innovations, the lifespan of the average American has nearly doubled. Today, our Nation's physical health--as a whole--has never been better. Moreover, illnesses of the body once shrouded in fear--such as ca...

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Jazzway rated 23 months ago
Since the turn of this century, thanks in large measure to research-based public health innovations, the lifespan of the average American has nearly doubled. Today, our Nation's physical health--as a whole--has never been better. Moreover, illnesses of the body once shrouded in fear--such as cancer, epilepsy, and HIV/AIDS to name just a few--increasingly are seen as treatable, survivable, even curable ailments. Yet, despite unprecedented knowledge gained in just the past three decades about the brain and human behavior, mental health is often an afterthought and illnesses of the mind remain shrouded in fear and misunderstanding.