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Heightened anxiety

Monday, March 1st, 2010

If 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Survivor guilt has been replaced by survivor stress.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.

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Men more sensitive to recession blues

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The 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.

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Post-Recession, the Search for Quality of Life Begins

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Last October the UK economy was expected to have grown once again, and the recession therefore to be called to an end, but it’s taken yet another three months for the economy to actually “recover”, with 0.1% growth in the last quarter.

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‘Three-quarters suffer depression’

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Three out of four people in the UK suffer from depression at some point but only a third seek help, a poll has found.

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16 suicides a day as recession blamed

Friday, January 29th, 2010

THE number of deaths by suicide has risen in direct relation to the economic recession.

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Young unemployed recession victims also suffer from mental health issues

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

A report by the Princes Trust yesterday warned that the recession is likely to scar the lives of the almost one million people currently under 25 and out of work who are the main victims of this recession.

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NHS stress phone service launched

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

An NHS helpline to help people struggling with stress has been launched by the government.

The service is available across England in response to concerns about the mounting problems people will face in coming months because of the economy.

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Managing recessionary depression in the workplace

Monday, December 21st, 2009

As a result of the recession, business and managers need to anticipate and manage longer-term effects such as mental health problems in the workplace.

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Tackling Social Impacts Of Recession Is Vital, Says New Report

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The Government has swiftly tackled the social impacts of the economic downturn by building on lessons from past recessions, according to a new report from the Social Exclusion Task Force.

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One in 10 ‘on anti-depressants’ in Scotland

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Every 10th adult in Scotland is taking anti-depressant medication daily, according to health service statistics.

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