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Your Teen’s Mental Health Amid Social Media: Should You Be Worried?

By | January 6th, 2019

Around half of teenagers in the United States, ages 13 to 17, say that they use Facebook; but the larger share of users actually goes to Instagram, Youtube, and Snapchat. The majority of teens have access to social either via home computer or smartphone, and needless to say, this wide use of social network has a significant effect on teens’ mental health. What do studies say? There have been studies that explore the effects of social media on teens. One study, for example, found that those who spent.

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Can injuries cause depression?

By | July 17th, 2018

Around 16 million Americans every year suffer from depression, with 32.5 years old as the median age of onset. Depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Everyone feels down once in a while and may even have bouts of depressive moods. However, depression is a more persistent experience of lack of energy, negative thoughts, and a desolate outlook in life. Someone who has felt sad and miserable most of the time for more than two weeks and/or has had some of the following signs.

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Bullying among Youths: Why do bullies bully?

By | July 11th, 2018

Bullying continues to be a serious problem encountered in schools and neighborhoods; and impacts individuals, families, and communities. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention considers bullying as a major health problem, and operationally defined bullying among the youth as any unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by another youth or group of youths who are not siblings or current dating partners that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is repeated multiple times or is highly likely to be repeated. Bullying can either be direct or indirect, and can.

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Mental Health Benefits: What the Law Says

By | June 12th, 2018

Just a few days after Kate Spade’s death by suicide, we are once again shocked by another prominent figure’s passing due to the same cause. As he is a world traveler and storyteller, Anthony Bourdain’s death was met with deep sadness by people all over the world. The chef and food writer has shared about his battle with depression in the past. Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorders, as well as anxiety disorders are among the risk factors for suicide. Depression remains to be the leading.

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Suicide: Risk Factors and Civil Liabilities  

By | June 7th, 2018

A few days ago, we were struck by the news of fashion designer Kate Spade’s passing. New York Police Department reported that she died as a result of suicide. NYPD sources also conveyed that a suicide note was found on the scene addressed to Spade’s daughter, which said something to the effect of “it’s not your fault.” The world is once again reminded about the somber reality of mental illness and suicide. Over the years, we have seen successful celebrities and public figures are taken over by depression.

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Is Your Child Being Bullied in School?

By | May 21st, 2018

When kids reach school-age, one of the biggest challenges parents have to face is to know what they go through while in school. It can be nerve-wracking to worry about their lives around other people and their susceptibility to unfortunate encounters such as bullying. Statistics show that 28% of young individuals from grade six through 12 have been a victim of bullying. State laws differ in the definition of bullying, but mental health practitioners define bullying as physical or verbal aggression that is done repeatedly over a period.

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The Importance of Employee Mental Health

By | May 4th, 2018

Businesses should always consider their employees’ overall well-being. An employee’s health is a big factor that affects their productivity and capacity to interact with other employees to facilitate teamwork within an organization. A worker’s physical health is important since it plays a big role when it comes to doing physical tasks at work, being physically fit also means that employees are not going to miss a day of work because of sickness. Determining the status of a person’s physical health is quite easy and often the primary concern.

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Excessive Workplace Stress

By | April 26th, 2018

Although workplace stress is normal, extreme stress can hinder an employee’s productivity and performance. Undue stress can also negatively affect a person’s physical and emotional health and could cause damaging impact to one’s relationships and home life. Excessive stress could be a significant factor on whether you will fail or succeed in your job. Just like many situations in life, you cannot control everything that happens in the workplace, what you can do is to control how you react to these stressors. While excessive stress is bad for.

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