Group culture protects from depression

Courtesy The Royal Society  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 13:00

Collectivistic cultures, which promote social harmony over individuality, protect people who are genetically predisposed to depression from experiencing the condition according to research published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B


 

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