mental health Articles
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Is the internet a sad, depressing world?
While the internet has become part of the nation's critical infrastructure, its popularity has created a stir in the mental health community as clinicians are blaming the internet for causing depression and loneliness. The aim of this essay is to investigate the researches dealing with the linkage and assess whether the link between depression and internet use is a myth or a reality.Keywords: ...
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Why Digital Therapeutics Contribute to Mental Health Access & Equity
Lack of providers, long wait times for appointments, costs and other challenges can make it tough to access mental health care. Some of the communities most affected by mental health struggles are at the highest risk for not receiving care. Overcoming care obstacles Negative attitudes toward people living with mental health conditions are common in the U.S. One study showed that 63% of Black ...
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Health-related quality of life and recognition of desertification among inhabitants of the Loess Plateau region of China: findings for city and village communities
This article elucidates the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) the recognition of desertification among people living in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China. HRQOL was assessed with a three-dimensional survey of general health perception, vitality, and general mental health based on a 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). Scores for general health perception were approximately the same ...
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A look around the world at mental health in the workplace
Among the countless number of occupational diseases workers are exposed to globally, mental health issues have proved to be one of the most dangerous. Studies continue to confirm their accountability for a majority of long-term leaves from work, just behind cancer. Although there has been marked increase in campaigns addressing mental health and its consequences in the workplace, there remains a ...
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Alberta Sees an Alarming Rise in Suicide Rates Following Harsh Oilpatch Layoffs
Following rising rates of layoffs in Alberta’s oil and gas industry in response to low oil prices, suicide rates in that province have increased by an alarming 30 percent this year. There were 327 suicides recorded between January and June 2015 and it is predicted that number could swell to 654 cases by year’s end. According to the Centre for Suicide Prevention, Alberta sees ...
By SafetyNow
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Make Mental Health a Priority
There are nearly one billion people worldwide who suffer from mental disorders. There is a stigma surrounding mental health making it difficult to speak up and seek help. Covid 19 has been a huge impact on people's mental health all around the world. Within the first year of Covid-19, there has been a 25% increase in anxiety and depression worldwide. Not being able to leave the house to ...
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The Connection Between Migraine and Mental Health
For people who experience migraine, daily life can be stressful and unpredictable. People with chronic migraines experience symptoms at least 15 days a month, preventing them from completing typical activities. Migraines are almost always linked to mental health because they impact many aspects of life. Understanding how your mental health affects migraines and vice versa can help you manage ...
By CEFALY
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The cost of failure
You may not have heard of the hundred families’ organisation. They are involved in campaigning, training and offering support to families bereaved where the victim has been killed by someone in the care of mental health services. They have produced a new guide for families affected by such tragedies. The guide is available at: ...
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Inadequate housing and health: an overview
For many years, the housing environment has been acknowledged as one of the main settings that affect human health. Living and housing conditions are the basis of many factors influencing residential health. Still, to date there is no commonly agreed upon definition of 'healthy housing', and there are still major gaps in the knowledge on how housing conditions may affect health. Epidemiological ...
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Noise and its Link to Mental Health
Today marks World Mental Health Awareness Day, and it’s one of the most important awareness events of the year. In the last few years, mental health awareness has dramatically improved, meaning that people who for too long have suffered in silence, are now getting the help and treatment they need. Several recent studies have shown a strong link between exposure to excessive noise levels ...
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New treatment methods are needed to help in mental health crisis
Saturday the 10th of October is World Mental Health Day. It provides an opportunity to talk about the work related to mental health, and what needs to be done to make mental health care accessible for more people. This year, especially due to COVID-19, there is more need for this than ever. The pandemic has been increasing the need for mental health care. According to a recent study, ...
By Nexstim Plc
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Psychosocial Event Management Tools: A New Approach to Improving Employee Mental Health in the Workplace
Mental health is a critical concern for all companies. One in five individuals will experience a mental health problem during their lives, according to the World Health Organization. For many people, the workplace is where mental health problems first begin and/or become exacerbated. ...
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Can digital care improve mental health?
With a mental health crisis looming, Canadians look to digital solutions Here we are, in 2021, more than a year after the start of a pandemic that nobody could have predicted. With concerns over vaccines, travel bubbles and COVID-19 variants, it almost makes sense that our collective mental health seems to be deteriorating. Reports seem to be rolling in almost daily about workers’ mental ...
By Cority
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Noise Pollution and Mental Health
Living or working in continual loud noise can be annoying – but did you know it’s bad for your mental health too? Whether you live next to a busy main road, with the constant hum of traffic, or you work in a noisy factory; excess noise can negatively impact your wellbeing. It can make you feel stressed and annoyed and it can also cause a lack of sleep, especially if it goes on for 24 ...
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Investing in a Safe and Healthy Workforce
Poor physical and mental health are some of the leading contributors to inadequate employee performance. These conditions can be easily prevented or treated, but are often overlooked. This is especially true in offshore locations as employees are away from their familiar environment, friends, and family for long periods of time. Physical Health 80% of offshore medical evacuations are ...
By EHS Insight
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Maternal Mental Health Awareness During Pregnancy - Isabel Healthcare
Pregnancy is portrayed as a time of happiness and emotional well-being, and for many that is their experience, but evidence shows mental illness can affect women in pregnancy. Pregnancy impacts women from many angles with regards to their physical and mental health and also the baby’s health. There is much debate over whether you are more or less likely to have ill mental health during ...
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Take Control of your Health this Movember
You may have heard of Movember, the month when men grow their facial hair in solidarity with men’s health issues, like testicular and prostate cancer. The trend has taken hold across the world and even generated its own spinoffs, like “No-Shave November.” Movember started in Australia as a grassroots movement and began to become widespread in the early 2000s. Since then, ...
By Evidation
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Could more sunshine make you less anxious?
It is no surprise that basking in sunshine can do a lot to improve your mood, but do you know about the link between vitamin D and mental health? Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D, which we need to enable our bodies to convert the calcium in our diets to strengthen our bones. In addition to maintaining good bone health, vitamin D has been linked with many other physiological functions in ...
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Why Do We Wear Yoga Socks? - Important Health Benefits Of Yoga Socks
There is no doubt that we all want to live a healthy and perfect lifestyle. Therefore, in order to improve the overall lifestyle, many people participate in different sports and other health activities in order to achieve this goal. In this view, yoga is the most important practice in the world and has become an important practice in physical and mental health. Yoga socks are designed to be ...
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Navigating Cancer’s, Dr. Amila Patel, Provides Insight on Racial Disparities in Recent Cancer Treatment Study
Navigating Cancer, Chief Clinical & Strategy Officer, Dr. Amila Patel, PharmD, BCOP, recently presented data on key findings from a recent abstract with Duke Health revealing racial disparities among head and neck cancer populations at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology conference. Our research, along with our partners at Duke Health, found there were significant health care ...
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