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Did You Know... One out of every two Americans will suffer with at least one episode of clinical depression before the age of 45. According to Dr. Emily Senay, studies estimate that depression costs employers $44 billion a year. Americans consume over 80 BILLION aspirin tablets each year. The average preschooler laughs about 400 times per day. The average adult laughs about 15 times per day. The latest statistics tell us that drunk drivers now kill more than 25,000 people a year, and injure 1/2 a million more. Acting eccentrically may be a sign of schizophrenia in young adults (Hall, 1998). Smoking is common among schizophrenics. Research indicates that smoking cigarettes may provide self-medicating effects. To Read Articles on Schizophrenia (reference -Click Here). According to the National Research Council, average students in other industrialized countries are as proficient in mathematics as America's best students. In tests measuring math abilities of 8th grade students in 20 countries, American students finished 12th in algebra and 16th in geometry. 60% of all 2nd marriages end in divorce or permanent separation and 77% of all 3rd marriages end in divorce or permanent separation (Jenson, 1999; Popenoe, 1993). Those who cohabited prior to marriage are twice as likely to divorce than those who have not (Balalrishnan et al, 1987). In 1960 in the U.S., 95% of all babies born were born to married mothers, whereas in 1990, about two-thirds of the births were to married mothers (Department of Health and Human Services, 1995, cited in White, 2000). The average woman speaks about 5,000 words a day; the average man speaks only 1,500 words a day. Take Professional Psychological Tests at: Psych-Net's Tests & Quizes Your Health Who Lives the Longest? A national insurance company did a study to determine who was more likely to live the longest and who was likely to die young. The following is a synopsis of their findings - ranging from the longest to the shortest life span 1. Nuns of medium or small build 2. Nuns of larger build 3. Mormons of medium or small build 4. Mormons of larger build 5. Small or shorter women 6. Professionals 7. Semiprofessionals (with control over others and their work) 8. Short, unskilled laborers married 9. Tall, Unskilled laborers married 10. Unskilled laborers, unmarried 11. Unskilled laborers, divorced 12. Tall, unskilled, alcoholic laborers, divorced Perhaps the moral of the story is to join a church, get an education and stay married! Click here to see related research Psych Net Humor Psychiatric Hotline Answering Machine Message Hello. Welcome to the Psychiatric hotline. If you are obsessive compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. If you are codependent, please ask someone to press 2. If you have multiple personalities, please press 3,4,5, and 6. If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press. If you are depressed, it doesn't matter which number you press. No one will answer. If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Just stay on the line so we can trace the call. Q. What Christmas Carol could be renamed "Psychiatrists Office" A. Nutcracker Suite :) Q. Which Christmas Cajole is a psychotics favorite? A. Do you Hear What I Hear? Q. How many Psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? A. Only one, but the light bulb has to want to change. FreeWebSubmission.com

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