There is a world of difference in the level of intervention needed for low mood and mild anxiety to that needed for severe depression and other mental illnesses,
Depression
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Women are twice as likely as men to ask for help about mental ill health. This ‘male mental health gap’...
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Almost half of female employees say they now feel a greater level of financial anxiety than before the pandemic, compared to 38% of men.
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Low mood and depression is afflicting 69% of legal employees, finds a survey by LawCare.
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More than a third of people who have had Covid-19 have subsequently been diagnosed with at least one symptom of...
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Insomnia, anxiety, and depression were 'very prevalent' during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, an international study has suggested.
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A University of Cambridge study finds that wellbeing interventions have little positive effect.
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Organisational or service-level stress audits can help to identify and address causes of work-related stress and, from there, support appropriate...
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There is much that employers, with the help of occupational health, can do to keep employees with early-onset dementia in the workplace.
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There has been a lot of focus on healthy home working. But what about mental health for those managing chronic pain from home?
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Occupational health needs to grab the reins and provide leadership to join up mental health support, argues Dr Tarun Gupta.
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CPD activities for understanding stress and psychosocial risk in oil and gas
by Anne Harrissby Anne HarrissThese extra CPD activities relate to ‘CPD: managing stress and psychosocial risk within oil and gas’.
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In this case study analysis of the oil and gas sector, Neelum Sanderson and Professor Anne Harriss assess the role that occupational health can play in managing stress and psychosocial risk.
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Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open has highlighted how employers can support mental health.
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A letter suggests NHS staff who have worked on the frontline during the pandemic should have access to a dedicated mental health service.