Housing Crisis Making Americans Ill

A new survey from the American Journal of Public Health found that people who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments are more likely to be suffering from depression.

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October 21, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT

By Tim Halbur


Access to "health-relevant resources," which includes food as well as medications, declined among the same group.

The Wall Street Journal notes that they covered a previous study "...showing a link between communities with high foreclosure rates and increases in emergency-room visits."

They also note that the situation could be getting worse with unemployment increasing in tandem with depressed housing prices.

Friday, October 21, 2011 in The Wall St. Journal

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