"Suicides can be outliers of the tech industry's battle with depression, which can be exacerbated by the stress of starting a company. A study by Dr. Michael Freeman, a clinical professor at UCSF and an entrepreneur, was one of the first to link higher rates of mental-health issues to entrepreneurship. Of the 242 entrepreneurs he surveyed, 49% reported having a mental-health condition. Depression was the No. 1 reported condition among them and was present in 30% of all entrepreneurs, followed by ADHD (29%) and anxiety problems (27%). That's a much higher percentage than the US population at large, where about 7% identify as depressed."
via Jedediah Walls, Media Psychologist http://ift.tt/1Igr6tG
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