NEW DISEASE OF WEALTH = AFFLUENZA AFFLUENZA has nothing to do with the killer influenza but the following origin, characteristics and "no cure" was the gist of the information presented about the new human diseases called Affluenza at Canadian Paediatric Society conference in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada: - Affluenza happened during the industrialization period and during urbanization with man's life focussed on creation of wealth only at any cost; - and now we are seeing mass immigration in which people are moving to find easier and more wealth and families are increasingly becoming more fragmented; - fragmented families are telling their children they can achieve all their dreams and goals....which in turn sets them up for low self-esteem and low self-worth when things don’t go their way; - children in fragmented families keep hearing the message that they can ‘do anything,’ but if they are constantly given everything, they may not know how to achieve their goals and when they fail, they may have poor coping skills, and an intolerance for discomfort; - and such children in fragmented families face risk of for childhood depression called Affluenza which could include brain injury, chronic anxiety, medical illness, abuse, abandonment, learning disorders, genetics (family history) and societal factors....... To read the full report of the above please go to the next page of this news item by clicking on the last line at the end of this news....but after reading the vEDik take on the topic in the right hand column which follows....... vED OF HUMAN DEPRESSION The Canadian Paediatric Society says that mental health problems are projected to grow by 50 per cent in the next decade or so. Already, up to eight per cent of children experience depression and one out of five teenagers experiences at least one episode with symptoms that persist for at least two weeks. Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, clinical depression, or simply depression, is a mental disorder characterized by a pervasive low mood, loss of interest in usual activities and diminished ability to experience pleasure. (From Wikipedia....you can enlighten yourself fully by continuing to read about depression by clicking here SHRii raam of raamaayAN was the seventh avtaar of viSH`ANu-BHgvaan which was necessary for the destruction of raavAN and his asuraa kingdom which was ruling 3-lok with terrorism of aDHARm .... Life terrorism of aDHARm  is created by living life without the operating system and its scientific rules of life called DHARm which empowers all creations to co-exist harmoniously and supporting each other.....(3-lo is the 3  vEDik domains of existence called pRUthvi-lok, bhuvr-lok and svARg-lok in the bRHmaand or universe we exist in...) Vincent van Gogh's 1890 painting On the Threshold of Eternity may symbolize the despair and hopelessness of his depression; he committed suicide later that same year. SHRii raam completed his total veDik education at the age of 14 years and then toured 3-lok....and because of the aDHARmik  3-lok reign of king raavAN and aDHARmik lifestyle of people he saw in 3-lok he got very depressed..... In one year of staying very depressed with the depression characteristics of today's increasing depressed humanity SHRii raam's father and mother thought that unless he was cured of depression he would die.... And SHRii raam was cured of his depression in 18-day of psychotherapy which included  understanding his own-self and his mind by his family guru vshiSH`th-muni and another famous mHrSHRii vishvaamiTR..... This 18-day psychotherapy session's knolwedge is left for current humanity in the sNskRUt language texts of mHaaraamaayAN or also called yog-vshiSH`th of vaal`miiki..... Our current humanity is living in the 5010th year of vEDik time era called kli-yug which has a total duration of 432,000 human years....The pRbhaav or controlling  influence of kli-yug is humans not living their daily lives by the rules and regulations of DHARm...and the main tool which creates this aDHARmik pRbhaav affecting humanity is humanity's focus only on wealth creation and using the power of wealth for daily living .....and being controlled and controlling all by money and material wealth in general.... And this money and wealth is what is resulting in this new human disease called AFFLUENZA as detailed in this news item.... (The vEDik take on Affluenza has been contributed by Champaklal Dajibhai Mistry of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who is a regular contributor for the AASHRAM NEWS and also on VEDA PAGE of this knowledge sharing web site.....If you wish to learn more about any aspect of the above vEDik take on depression in mHaaraamaayAN please contact Champak Mistry by email by clicking on his name hilite.... And if you wish to share with the rest of humanity on the topic of this news posting please click on the POST A  COMMENT button in the header of the news item and or emailing your write-up for posting on PVAF website by clicking here

Canadian Paediatric Society Conference: -  ‘I feel sick. I have to go home and count my money’ ---Teen depression often caused by ‘AFFLUENZA"  Edmonton Journal: June 26, 2008: Pamela Fayerman, Victoria Mental health experts have coined the term “affluenza” to describe a newly recognized cause of depression in children and youth, delegates to the Canadian Paediatric Society conference here heard this week. “When people have everything in a material sense, they may have perfectionistic expectations and unrealistic goals,” said B.C. Children’s Hospital psychiatrist Jane Garland in an interview, following her presentation to delegates at a session on mental health problems in children and youth. “Children keep hearing the message that they can ‘do anything,’ but if they are constantly given everything, they may not know how to achieve their goals and when they fail, they may have poor coping skills, and an intolerance for discomfort,” she said. Telling children they can achieve all their dreams and goals sets them up for low self-esteem and low self-worth when things don’t go their way, said Garland, who is head of the Mood and Anxiety Clinic at Children’s Hospital. Long-established risk factors for childhood depression include brain injury, chronic anxiety, medical illness, abuse, abandonment, learning disorders, genetics (family history) and societal factors, which Garland puts under the category “affluenza.” She said mental health problems often increase when societies are going through upheaval. “It happened during the industrialization period and during urbanization, and now we are seeing mass immigration in which people are moving and families are increasingly becoming more fragmented.” Children who are overly indulged or who use a depressive coping style may develop what she calls: -  “learned helplessness” and can be heard saying things such as, - “Nothing ever works for me,” or -  “There’s no use trying,” or - “Nothing I do ever makes a difference.” The Canadian Paediatric Society says that mental health problems are projected to grow by 50 per cent in the next decade or so. Already, up to eight per cent of children experience depression and one out of five teenagers experiences at least one episode with symptoms that persist for at least two weeks. As to clinical trials of medications, she noted that patients often have a more “robust” response to medications in such trials, while in real life, medications may not be the magic bullet. So to elicit the same kind of therapeutic response as that seen in research trials, she advises doctors to ensure they set up frequent appointments with depressed patients. “It gives them a future and you are part of it, and it can make a huge difference.” Teenagers appreciate practical solutions so Garland uses a prescription pad to make a list of all the things she wants patients to do to feel better, including getting more exercise, sunlight and peer counselling, and avoiding drugs and alcohol. She also recommends that parents make their kids smoothies for breakfast, with fatty acid omega oils and protein “so they aren’t running on empty.” Some research has shown that omega oils may help prevent or even treat depression, so she recommends patients either get more of it through dietary sources like salmon, or in the form of supplements (2,000 mg per day). ºThere are glaring differences in the things that trigger depression in boys and girls, she said. “Girls have more interpersonal stresses caused by friends and rejection. Boys have more achievement stresses caused by things like not making sports teams.” When children are diagnosed with depression, Garland said families should marshal the help of mental health teams, extended family members, school counsellors, youth drop-in centres, group support meetings, and healthy friends as positive supports.

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