Tag «Mental health»

Cigna Survey Confirms Mental Health Services and Support Critical to Global Pandemic Recovery

Markets with higher COVID-19 vaccination rates report better outlook on health and well-being Mental health seen as most important influence of whole person health, virtual mental health consultations increased 89 percent since beginning of pandemic Employees expect more from employers, including mental health support and workplace flexibility HONG KONG, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cigna International …

Mental health: massive scale-up of resources needed if global targets are to be met

6 June 2018 – WHO’s Mental Health Atlas 2017 reveals that although some countries have made progress in mental health policy-making and planning, there is a global shortage of health workers trained in mental health and a lack of investment in community-based mental health facilities. “This latest edition of the Mental Health Atlas provides us …

Increasing incidence of obesity and its implications on Mental Health

Columbia Asia Hospitals, Patiala organizes health talks on obesity induced depression Hospital also conducts awareness sessions among school children to educate them about health living and obesity prevention Patiala, 12th April 2017 : Even as India battles malnutrition, the country has developed another nutritional problem — obesity. The WHO defines obesity as abnormal …

Mental health of children threatened by air pollution, according to new Swedish study; Blueair says finding is alarming

Blueair AB – Jul 25, 2016 10:17 GMT “The evidence air pollution may be increasing the risk of young people suffering mental health illness is pretty alarming for any parent raising a child…” said Blueair founder and CEO Bengt Rittri. Stockholm, Sweden, July 25, 2016 – A dangerous link between polluted air and childhood mental …

Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon Launches Dedicated Department of Mental Health and Behavioural studies

On World Mental Health Week, the Hospital initiates a social media campaign #NoFullStop to educate people that life doesn’t end with a mental illness Dignity with Mental Health is the theme of this year’s World Mental health Day, and the hospital’s team aims to instil dignity in lives of people being treated for psychological …

University of Aberdeen: Mental health ‘eye test’ breakthrough wins top entrepreneurial award

An eye movement test to assist diagnosis of major adult psychiatric disorders has taken a step closer to being commercialised after winning a prestigious national contest recognising Scotland’s entrepreneurial innovations. Devised by researchers from the University of Aberdeen, the test recognises unusual eye movements to help clinicians identify illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and …