Philadelphia: Most depressed place on U.S. soil

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W.C. Fields had a point when it comes to disparaging Philadelphia. According to a new survey by Men’s Health magazine, it is the most depressed city in the country based on “antidepressant sales,” “suicide rates,” “and the number of days inhabitants reported being depressed.” The City of Brotherly … uh … Despair was followed by Detroit, which makes this recent post about getting a depressing job at JWT all the more timely, and St. Louis.

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