People Are Bummed Out

Came across this...a bit of a shock. People that live near the Gulf of Mexico are a little bummed out. I'm glad I'm far enough away from this to view it with the proper level of indifference. This Emotional Health Index thing has me interested though. Can you bet on it? Going up or down? I would be betting on down.

I wonder how much they had to spend to figure this out. Would have been great if the results came back and said that the people were HAPPIER since the spill. "Bring it on!" "It will take more oil than this to bring ME down."

Depression is more commonly diagnosed for people living in Gulf Coast-facing counties. Medical professionals report an increase of more than 25 percent following the BP oil spill, a U.S. survey indicates. The Emotional Health Index, one of the six sub-indexes that make up the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index - which tracks U.S. well-being - indicates residents of counties facing the Gulf of Mexico experienced a decline in their overall emotional health following the BP oil spill.

[ThirdAge.com]