We see increasing media reports about people suffering from “recession anxiety,” depression, and even worse. �Apparently, stemming from the global economic meltdown and what it’s done to our sense of stability; our expectations of continued “success” in life. �I think these examples are just the tip of the iceberg. �We’re living in a world that has been changing in front of our eyes, and is creating new psychological and behavioral challenges for everyone.

In this post-globalized, totally interconnected world, our old definitions of the psychologically healthy adult no longer fit. �We need new thinking, new criteria about what constitutes healthy emotional attitudes, behavior, mental perspectives, and personal values in today’s world. �I think that�outward success and internal well-being are interwoven with responsibilities for the common good – the larger human community and the planet. �We’re all global citizens, now. �That shift calls for a new picture of psychological health and how to build it, individually and socially.