Tag Archives: mental-health

Mental Health: The Great Exhaustion era: How work consumes our energy and even our free time. Source: EL PAIS. Comment: COVID allowed massive changes; remote work became the creed but has anyone researched how the office became the centre of work. Too often reared in the family home with both parents working eg as doctors did little to foster good mental health for their children especially if a child prone to anxiety. Then there were few options. The Co. Council (Ireland) granted the doctor the dispensary house and he worked 6 and half days per week … children sharing with patients and trauma.

Posted on May 29, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Some 44% of workers say they feel stressed, a record high figure that suggests burnout is not a psychological problem but rather a structural one https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ALXJARAJV5BMJBJC2GH276RTRY.jpg?auth=4ff3c2d6c66c2e55aa3a834fe0c904f209bf0604cd68b9d20b41cc9d5be7d63f&width=980 Workers in the offices of a company in Poland. Jaap Arriens (NurPhoto/ Getty Images) … Continue reading →

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Google and Harvard Map a Tiny Piece of the Human Brain With Extreme Precision. Source: Singularity Hub by Shelly Fan. Quote from article: “Using a machine like a deli-meat slicer armed with a diamond knife, the Harvard team, led by connectome expert Dr. Jeff Lichtman, meticulously sliced the sample into 5,019 cross sections. Each was roughly 30 nanometers thick—a fraction of the width of a human hair. They imaged the slices with an electron microscope, capturing nanoscale cellular details, including the “factories” inside cells that produce energy, eliminate waste, or transport molecules.”

Posted on May 17, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Google and Harvard Map a Tiny Piece of the Human Brain With Extreme Precision By Shelly Fan May 13, 2024 Scientists just published the most detailed map of a cubic millimeter of the human brain. Smaller than a grain of … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Edcast. Independent Play Key to Countering Children’s Declining Mental Health. Comment. Fascinating.

Posted on May 15, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Independent Play Key to Countering Children’s Declining Mental Health February 21st, 2024 | 27:20 | S1:E436 Share Embed Recast Subscribe Download Mp3 Episode Details/Transcript Episode Summary Psychologist Peter Gray emphasizes the urgent need to reclaim independent play as a crucial … Continue reading →

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Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being. Source: Nature

Posted on May 14, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being A survey of more than 2.4 million people finds that being online can have a positive effect on welfare. Facebook Email A global, 16-year study1 of 2.4 … Continue reading →

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Powerful words: Hope, Altruism, Curiosity, Care, Tolerance, Kindness and so many ‘good’ labels. Today there is an article in The Guardian about Geel. Having Googled Geel, this goes back to “1969” Time article and maybe we should review it because mental illness is a blight in our country and festering out of control as psychiatrists, nurses just will not engage with what his a cinderella experience and are emigrating or choosing to work in different areas in medicine. Title from Time magazine has a catchy title. “Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients.” There are many of us who could have been in long term care but escaped to a “village” within a urban setting that accepts us.

Posted on May 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients Friday, Mar. 14, 1969 Follow @TIME On the surface, Geel looks like any other country town in northern Belgium. Its cobbled marketplace is surrounded by 15th century homes and shops; its neat brick farmhouses … Continue reading →

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Harvard Public Health magazine Opinion. Hospitals can better help suicidal teens in the emergency room

Posted on May 9, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Opinion Hospitals can better help suicidal teens in the emergency room A promising model of care gives patients and their parents skills for coping with crisis. Harvard Public Health Magazine Hospitals can better help suicidal teens in the emergency room … Continue reading →

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Danuta Wasserman, psychiatrist: ‘In a brain with suicidal ideations there is a lot of anxiety, a lot of ambivalence, and a lot of anger’. Source: EL PAIS

Posted on May 9, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Health MENTAL HEALTH Danuta Wasserman, psychiatrist: ‘In a brain with suicidal ideations there is a lot of anxiety, a lot of ambivalence, and a lot of anger’ The president of the World Psychiatric Association warns of the influence of screens … Continue reading →

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Addictions … they never go away but you can try to learn by alternatives. Ruben Baler, neuroscientist ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a commodity’. Comment: recommend earlier postings by Jonathan Haidt 2010 impact of smartphone to social media on children. Addiction so young! Source: EL PAIS

Posted on May 5, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

ADDICTIONS Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’ The expert from the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) warns that overexposure to screens from an early age can have a negative impact … Continue reading →

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Canisgallicus has been following Jonathan Haidt on youtube. Mental illness, Anxiety, Social Media captivity of attention and so much more. The smart phone contingent … we have a lot to pay heed to. Damage has been done; we need to be aware and try to rectify what we have created and this includes the Tech Giants who need to contribute guardrails. Source: Intelligence Squared.

Posted on May 4, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

1,321 views 3 May 2024 #IntelligenceSquared#IQ2#IntelligenceSquaredPlus The full video of this event is available to watch for Intelligence Squared Members. For more information and to become a Members please go to https://intelligencesquared.com/membe…. ——————– Bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt … Continue reading →

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A tragic ripple: The post-October 7 mental health crisis. Source: Blog – The Times of Israel. Comment: Mental illness/Mental Health … any source of experience can be of benefit to many who suffer with mental illness or in the case of war those who have PTSD.

Posted on April 30, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Featured Post A tragic ripple: The post-October 7 mental health crisis First responders and survivors suffer from the failure to integrate mental health care into emergency response and recovery plans Zaka personnel collect clothes that belong to the victims of … Continue reading →

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