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Workers who still have their jobs are happier but working harder: survey

Since Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders came into effect in the U.S. in mid-March, the workforce has undergone a complete transformation. Remote work has turned kitchen tables into workspaces, Zoom meetings have replaced conference...

source: CNBC

How to support grieving employees

We are all starting to realize that current pandemic is changing life more than we ever thought possible. Regardless of how this plays out, this experience is changing all type of rituals including graduations, senior proms, and weddings. As difficult as it is to see those...

source: Employee Benefit News

Post-detox treatment lowers mortality in opioid use disorder

People who receive additional treatment following medically managed opioid withdrawal have reduced mortality compared with those who do not receive treatment, according to a study recently published in Addiction.

source: PsychiatryAdvisor

Past-year methamphetamine use 6.6 per 1,000 in 2015 to 2018

The estimated rate of past-year methamphetamine use was 6.6 per 1,000 adults during 2015 to 2018, according to research published in the March 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

source: Psychiatry Advisor

As companies re-open, 'putting people first' is a strategic priority

In the U.S., businesses are slowly beginning to re-open, testing the waters as states mull re-opening procedures — meaning employers are adjusting on the fly once again. As some businesses prepare to reopen physical workplaces...

source: HR Dive

Stress changes how we deal with risk information

New research reveals that stress changes the way we deal with risk information. The research sheds light on how stressful events, such as a global crisis, can influence how information and misinformation about health risks spreads in social networks, according to researchers...

source: PsychCentral

Positive, negative valence systems reflect distinct clinical symptoms in MDD

In patients with major depressive disorder, positive valence and negative valence system functions seem to be reflected in select clinical symptoms that are differentially associated with other clinical features, immunologic function,...

source: Psychiatry Advisor

Neuroscientists may have just discovered why some people are more prone to anxiety

Anxiety-prone people can blame serotonin cleanup proteins gone awry in their amygdala, according to research in marmosets recently published in JNeurosci. Targeting the amygdala with anti-anxiety medication could provide quicker...

source: SciTechDaily

Differences in anxiety, depression according to current and former smoking status

Current smoking was associated with higher self-reported anxiety, according to results of an analysis intended to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Smoking cessation has been linked to increased...

source: Pulmonology Advisor

Post traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, and depression in patients after intensive care unit discharge

Researchers assessed the ICU-related posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, and depression symptoms in a cohort of patients from Eastern India who were admitted for more than 24 hours to a mixed ICU. This population...

source: BMC Psychiatry via MD Linx

Creating a different kind of workplace

Mental Health Awareness Week, which kicks off today, encourages employers to focus on "kindness" at a time when workers throughout the world are beset by feelings of uncertainty. Elizabeth McManus investigates what they can do to alleviate employees' issues and provide a...

source: Personnel Today

When workers on unemployment refuse to return

Fear of COVID-19 can be cited as a reason. Separately, a massive fraud ring is being investigated.

source: EHS Today

Genetic links found between childhood psychopathology and adult depression

Researchers found strong evidence that polygenic scores (PGS) for adult major depression, subjective wellbeing, neuroticism, insomnia, educational attainment, and BMI are associated with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity...

source: PsychiatryAdvisor

Distinguishing bipolar disorder from major depression

Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be difficult. While it is not hard to distinguish between its two characteristic phases—the high spirits of mania and the low spirits of depression—it is challenging to tell if someone who reports low mood is suffering from a depressive...

source: Psychology Today

Projected deaths of despair from COVID-19

More Americans could lose their lives to deaths of despair, deaths due to drug, alcohol, and suicide, if we do not do something immediately. Deaths of despair have been on the rise for the last decade, and in the context of COVID-19, deaths of despair should be seen as the...

source: Well Being Trust

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Supreme Court ruling hampers efforts to prevent marijuana DUIs

Workers who still have their jobs are happier but working harder: survey

How to support grieving employees

Post-detox treatment lowers mortality in opioid use disorder

Past-year methamphetamine use 6.6 per 1,000 in 2015 to 2018

As companies re-open, 'putting people first' is a strategic priority

Stress changes how we deal with risk information

Positive, negative valence systems reflect distinct clinical symptoms in MDD

Neuroscientists may have just discovered why some people are more prone to anxiety

Differences in anxiety, depression according to current and former smoking status

Post traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, and depression in patients after intensive care unit discharge

Creating a different kind of workplace

When workers on unemployment refuse to return

Genetic links found between childhood psychopathology and adult depression

Distinguishing bipolar disorder from major depression

Projected deaths of despair from COVID-19

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