Living in Texas is officially bad for your mental health.
A study in this month’s American Journal of Public Health found that LGBT people in states that don’t have LGBT-inclusive employment or hate crimes protections suffer higher rates of psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and dysthymia (depression).
The study concludes, “Policies that reduce discrimination against gays and lesbians are urgently needed to protect the health and well-being of this population.”
I’m no expert, but I’d call it Opression not DEpression…
DUHHHHHHHH!
anxiety and depression are hard to treat if the patient has not been checked for years.`”: