People with depression often have worse physical health, as well as worse self-perceived health, than those without depression.
mental healthThe Relationship Between Mental and Physical HealthThursday, March 4th, 2010Mental health at work: new NHS Employers initiativeThursday, March 4th, 2010NHS Employers launched a national campaign today (3 March 2010) to end stigma against NHS workers suffering from mental ill health. The campaign, ‘Open your Mind’, will also work to improve employment rates for those with mental health conditions and help NHS trusts create better working environments for all staff. Nick Martindale looks at the initiative, and why it was needed. Employment Co-ordinator Position at HounslowTuesday, March 2nd, 2010Heightened anxietyMonday, March 1st, 2010If you still have a job, you’re lucky indeed. But sometimes it just doesn’t feel that way. Survivor guilt has been replaced by survivor stress. Early in this recession it was not unusual for people to feel a twinge of remorse when co-workers were laid off and they weren’t. But two years of layoffs, buyouts, furloughs and general downsizing have taken their toll on the employees left standing. Men more sensitive to recession bluesThursday, February 25th, 2010The global economic downturn is taking toll on men’s mental health, a new survey has Stress found. The survey, conducted by mental health charity Mind, found almost 40 percent of men to be feeling low with job security,work and money playing on their minds. The mental scars of soldiersThursday, February 25th, 2010Last week in the US an army sergeant was accused of waterboarding his own four-year-old daughter after she refused to recite her ABCs. This story emerged as London’s Guardian newspaper reported that during a time of critical stress for military hospitals, there was little concrete information about soldiers’ mental health. Can Alexander McQueen’s Suicide Help Prevent Others From Ending Their Lives?Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010With London Fashion Week in full swing, the Jed Foundation and actress Heather Matarazzo look to the tragedy of the designer’s death as a teachable moment — to shed light on suicide’s warning signs, and ways to intervene. Mood Stabilisers & Bipolar DisorderMonday, February 22nd, 2010There are a wide variety of different medications used in the treatment of mental health conditions such as antidepressants, psychotropics and mood stabilisers. This article aims to explore the role of lithium in treating bipolar disorder with key areas to be explored listed below What is Schizophrenia?Monday, February 22nd, 2010There are many different mental health conditions which may result in a wide variety of associated symptoms. While some forms of mental disorder are extremely common such as anxiety and depression there are many others which the average person is unlikely to be familiar with such as schizophrenia. This article aims to focus on exploring how schizophrenia impacts the lives of those affected with key areas to be explored listed below |
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