
salon.com
Sociologists who measure anxiety levels of entire
nations have concluded that the US is, by far, the most anxious nation on
Earth. About one in three Americans can be expected to suffer anxiety at some
point in their lifetime, compared with one in four Colombians, who occupy the
second world-anxiety slot. Curiously, nations where people face more basic
struggles in life, like securing clean water to drink, are markedly less
anxious than Americans. 'According to the 2002 World Mental Health Survey,
people in developing-world countries such as Nigeria are up to five times less
likely to show clinically significant anxiety levels than Americans.'












