According to a HealthDay report published this week by IndyStar, a poll of 700 women “found that 79 percent said they’d go on a shopping spree to give themselves an emotional boost.” The survey author, Karen Pine, refers to it as “compensatory consumption,” and says, “it serves as a way of regulating intense emotions.” The… Read More »
Peter Dreier, Professor of Politics at Occidental College, focuses on the human costs of economic downturns in an article published March 10 at HuffingtonPost.com. Drier points to Dr. Harvey Brenner, a sociologist and public health expert at Johns Hopkins University, who has calculated that for every 1% increase in the unemployment rate (1.5 million people),… Read More »
. 1) The world financial system is teetering on the “brink of systemic meltdown.” – Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned in Washington (October 11). http://tinyurl.com/44zlj3 2) Economic uncertainty is tied to increased anxiety, sleep loss and gastrointestinal issues. “Economic Crisis Takes Toll on Emotional Health” – October 8 headline at… Read More »