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1968 • 59 seasons • News • TV-PG
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Season 44

60 Minutes · S44E22 — Trapped in Unemployment, Treating Depression, The Mozart of Chess

Feb 19, 2012 · 44 min

Synopsis

**Unemployment's Grip** – With millions of Americans facing prolonged joblessness, Scott Pelley examines a program striving to reintegrate those out of work for a year or more into the workforce. **Healing with Hope** – A Harvard psychologist explains that while medications for depression can be effective, their primary benefit often stems not from their chemical properties, but from the power of the placebo effect. **The Chess Prodigy** – World chess champion Magnus Carlsen, consistently