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    The Great Depression occurred due to long-term causes such as industries, banks, and consumer spending. First, industries caused the Great Depression. The three main industries were coal, railroads, and homes. In the coal industry, it lost 50% of its profit to hydroelectric and natural gas plants, resulting in unemployment. Other companies and businesses who relied on the coal industry started going out of business and losing workers. The railroad industry also lost workers due to truck, buses, and

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    After the Stock Market crashed in 1929, the country fell into the Great Depression. During this time, many entrepreneurs and banks lost their businesses which caused an economic downturn that negatively affected the population of the country. The high rates of unemployment slowly damaged the economy as poverty spread throughout each family in the country. Though there are many causes to the Great Depression, the two main long-term causes of this unfortunate event was due to the failure of banks as

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    The Great Depression was a time in the U.S where the economy had dropped and the majority of the population struggled with poverty. One of the long term causes of the Great Depression was that there was no program to help aid the people because President Hoover believed in rugged individualism, another long term reason of the depression was that the people had placed money on the banks and the banks would share it for the stock market and usually didn’t give it back. Hoover was elected in 1928, he

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    New Deal Essay The Great Depression is a terrible part of America’s history that caused many to experience pain and suffering. There were three major long-term causes of the Great Depression, and one of them was farming. After World War I, farmers who made a lot of money by producing all of Europe’s food continued to produce food at the same rate. However, not as much food was needed, and its overproduction let to a massive decrease in its prices. Farmers tried to earn their money by growing even

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    the Great Depression. The Great Depression was from 1929 to 1939. This was a period of time in America’s history where it suffered great economic hardships. By 1932, one-quarter of the American workforce was unemployed. Shortly after 1932, when President Roosevelt took office, he introduced to Congress the New Deal. (“New Deal” 3). The New Deal was a series of programs that was created in 1933. The main purpose of these programs was to eliminate the worst effects of the Great Depression. (“The New

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    I worked in a long term care facility for three years before going to an internal medicine office. When starting right away I noticed, with my medication passes, that most of the residents were on some type on medication for depression or a mood disorder. I started to think that it must be a common diagnosis for most of these patients because of being in a nursing facility instead of living at home, in which they had been staying most of their adult lives. I then began to think of some of the residents

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    Depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and thoughts of death. People that are depressed have sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason. It is a serious illness that affects thoughts, feelings, and the ability to function in everyday life. Thirteen to fourteen million Americans suffer from depression in any given year and over

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    Depression is an intense and long-term illness, brought on by stressful situations, that have damaging effects on a person’s emotional, physical and cognitive state on a daily basis. It reduces a person’s ability to function physically and socially. Effects include loss of interest, negative thinking, irritability and fatigue. The effects experienced in each state may sometimes overlap with those from another hence intensifying the degree of depression. Circadian Rhythm, also known as the biological

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    Depression Student’s Name Institution Depression is a mental disorder caused by too much stress. It affects a person’s mood leading to a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Depression might be a long-term disorder that requires long-term treatment. Counseling is one of the major treatments used. People with depressed mood may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, angry, ashamed or restless (Hammen & Watkins, 2013). Lack

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    Depression is one of the most common mental disorders which had already had an affect an estimate of 350 million people worldwide. The worst part of it all is that over 800,000 people took their own lives every year between the ages of 15-29. Some people that are dealing with depression also may have an anxiety disorder as well. For instance, “losing a loved one, getting fired from a job, going through divorce, and other difficult situations can lead a person to feel sad, lonely, scared, nervous

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