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•Why do you think that depression and anxiety are considered the "common cold" of mental health?

•What is it about U.S. society that causes so many people to be depressed or anxious?

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This solution describes some of the key causes of depression and anxiety in U.S. society.

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I think that depression and anxiety are considered the common cold of mental health, due to the fact that they are not viewed as serious mental health conditions. In addition, many individuals seem to suffer from some form of depression and or anxiety, which makes them such common mental health conditions that many individuals have started to view these conditions as a regular part of life. It appears that members of the mental health community, as well as members of the general public, seem to view depression and anxiety as conditions that will occur in everyone's life. At some point, similarly to the common cold. In addition, similarly to the ...

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