Psychiatric Times August 19, 2024
H. Steven Moffic, MD

What should politicians be focusing on to improve the well-being of the country?

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS

On Friday, Kamala Harris provided her first major policy speech in her run for the presidency. It was an economic plan. That was not surprising because the United States, as do many other countries, puts an emphasis on economic measures as to how well it is doing. Pundits try to point out how the average citizen is doing economically for an indication of who they will vote for.

Nevertheless, there is growing awareness that economic measures are not enough, and that we also need broad measures of well-being. Happiness levels are one, and the United States is nowhere near the top,...

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