Personality traits, income loss and the benefit of books

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Firstly, not-at-all-surprising research finding of the week: income loss linked to risk of mental health problems.

book.jpgSecondly, and possibly more controversially, teenagers who listen to music are more likely to suffer from major depression than those who read books, another survey suggests. Do teenagers still listen to The Smiths? Perhaps people feeling depressed are more likely to turn to music than books? Or perhaps books take one's mind off things more effectively than music? Reading more books has got to be a good thing anyway.

The Archives of General Psychiatry reports on a long term study of people with personality disorder.

And why not check out these 10 fascinating facts about personality - you know you want to!

PS - can anyone identify the book pictured above?

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The two pages of the book are from "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Hemmingway

Very close Ivor - it is in fact Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

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