Category: Mental Health
Mental wellbeing is not just beneficial for you – it can also lead to lower healthcare costs
Not only would enhancing mental wellbeing lead to better health, it would benefit the economy.
Here’s a mental health workout that’s as simple as ABC
There are simple and practical ways that can help everyone to enjoy good mental health.
Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic
As the need grew during the pandemic, the already spotty access to treatment has dwindled.
Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?
Only one national study is targeting Asian American mental health
Too much sitting is bad for you —
— but some types are better than others
‘Why Do I Put My Life on the Line?’ Pandemic Trauma Haunts Health Workers.
Health care workers across the country say they feel underappreciated by their employers and disillusioned with the medical profession.
No, you are not addicted to your digital device . . .
. . . . . . but you may have a habit you want to break
AIs are no substitute for human contact, but they can diminish loneliness.
9 tips to give yourself the best shot at sticking to new year’s resolutions
If you’re wanting to set yourself a resolution for 2021, a good place to start is to reflect on the year that was.
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic
The unprecedented nature of the pandemic undermines how we process information and assess risk. Need proof? Look around.
5 ways the pandemic affects mental health
Recent studies have shown increases in the prevalence and severity of depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse.
Postpartum depression may persist three years after giving birth
The findings suggest that extending screening for postpartum depressive symptoms for at least two years after childbirth may be beneficial.
Tough Fire Season Takes Toll on Firefighters’ Mental Health
It’s not uncommon for wildland firefighters, even in a less-intense year, to develop depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders or suicidal thoughts.
How to help seniors isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Even before the pandemic, nearly a quarter of older Americans were socially isolated and about one-third of middle-aged and older adults experienced loneliness.
How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope With Added Angst Of COVID
Those with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other serious anxieties face uniquely difficult mental health challenges in the time of COVID-19.