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Johann Hari challenges the way we think about depression

The TED Interview

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Psychological Causes of Depression and Anxiety

There's overwhelming evidence that loneliness has gone up in the United States. 50 per cent of Americans say they don't have any close friends to turn to during a crisis. Humans evolved to live in tribes and co-operate, which is making us feel terrible. If you separate a bee from its hive, it will go crazy - just like humans do.

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