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#142 — Addiction, Depression, and a Meaningful Life

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Rise of Depression, Anxiety and Suicide

There's scientific evidence for nine causes of depression and anxiety, he says. And lots of those factors that we know cause them have been rising in the U.S., Dr. John writes. Suicide has significantly increased; average white male life expectancy is now at its lowest level since World War II. But these indicators are not clustering together like they used to be, Mr. Johnson adds.

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