The project is one of the longest-running—and probably the most exhaustive—longitudinal studies of mental and physical well-being in history. Begun in 1937 as a study of healthy, well-adjusted Harvard sophomores (all male), it has followed its subjects for more than 70 years … But hidden amid the shimmering successes were darker hues. As early as 1948, 20 members of the group displayed severe psychiatric difficulties. By age 50, almost a third of the men had at one time or another met Vaillant’s criteria for mental illness. Underneath the tweed jackets of these Harvard elites beat troubled hearts.
Both fascinating and terrifying. I’m certain that if this were carried out with the class of 2009, we’d all turn out similarly neurotic.
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modern monomyth,...psychological counterreactions to alcoholism
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Haha, yes. It’s awesome seeing incredible stuff come out of the same college lit-house that gave me my running start.
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college where I work, awesome….
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