Tag: mental health

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Experts Double Down on Behavioral Health at Annual Conference

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, many health industry professionals shared their own messages about mental health care at the MBGH conference.
by Andie BurjekMay 28, 2019

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, many health industry professionals shared their own messages about mental health care at the MBGH conference.

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Expanding Employee Access to Mental Health Care

Free yoga classes or teaching employees how to use mindfulness to reduce stress are not the medical equivalent of seeing a therapist or accessing an outpatient center.
by Andie BurjekApril 10, 2019

Free yoga classes or teaching employees how to use mindfulness to reduce stress are not the medical equivalent of seeing a therapist or accessing an outpatient center.

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Eating Disorders Belong in Your Workplace Behavioral Health Strategy

As employers increasingly address mental health, they should not forget about a serious mental health condition: eating disorders.
by Andie BurjekFebruary 7, 2019

As employers increasingly address mental health, they should not forget about a serious mental health condition: eating disorders.

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More Employers Are Minding Mental Health

Studies: Depression costs on the rise.
by Rita PyrillisJanuary 17, 2019

Mental illness has been a long-avoided topic at work. But as suicide and depression rates increase, more employers are making these issues a top priority.

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Recognize the Signs: Addressing Behavioral Health in the Workplace

Here are five stages that explain the cycle of behavioral health conditions an employee may progress through, and tangible ways employers can help in each stage.
by Dan Jolivet, Terri L. RhodesJanuary 15, 2019

5 stages that explain the cycle of behavioral health conditions an employee may progress through, and tangible ways employers can help in each stage.

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Working Unwell: Mental Health by Profession

A recent study looked at the professions most likely to experience depression and what factors are involved in this ranking.
by Andie BurjekNovember 21, 2016
If my main source of mental health information is the truly excellent 1990s sitcom Frasier, my second main source is a podcast called Psychology in....
Workplace Culture

Is Your Workforce Happy?

posted on Andie BurjekOctober 11, 2016
“Are you happy?” asks Dr. Niles Crane to Dr. Frasier Crane in the excellent season one finale of Frasier. Yesterday, October 10, was World Mental Health....
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Technology Making an Impact on Mental Health

As heath care costs rise, solving mental health problems before they begin is becoming more appealing. And technology has a solution.
by Andie BurjekOctober 3, 2016
The costs associated with mental health treatment have skyrocketed. Some 7.6 percent of America’s full-time workforce is estimated to have major depressive disorder, and its....