Could The Tech World Have A Depression Problem?

There's been no shortage of depictions of the startup tech world in movies and TV lately — Jesse Eisenberg leading his burgeoning Facebook team on 16-hour coding sessions in "The Social Network," venture capitalists paying students to drop out of college and become entrepreneurs in HBO's "Silicon Valley."

Everyone is pulling all-nighters, beating the competition and smooth-talking investors to make their "billion dollar idea" a success.

It sounds glamorous, but it's a lot to live up to. And the less than healthy subtext is — forego sleep, food, family, friends, all for your company.

That kind of lifestyle can exacerbate depression and anxiety — both of which are becoming a serious problem in the tech startup world.

Dana Severson, co-founder of startupsanonymous.com. He tweets @danerobert.

Dr. Wesley Boyd, psychiatrist at Cambridge Health Alliance and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He tweets @JWesleyBoydMD.

The Atlantic: Tech Has a Depression Problem