Why do we often feel (techno) stressed because of the use of ICTs?
Positive and negative effects of ICTs use: main evidence from psychological scientific literature.
READ MORE >The Importance of Mental Health in the Workplace
Being mentally healthy is more than the absence of mental health problems. According to the WHO, mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual…
READ MORE >Legislative & Social Dialogue Initiatives To Protect European Workers’ Mental Health
On July 5, 2022, the plenary session of the European Parliament approved a Resolution asking the European Commission to propose a directive directed at tackling the issue…
READ MORE >The mental health of workers with cancer and their caregivers
The occurrence of cancer has several pronounced repercussions on people’s lives. Diagnosis and treatment of tumours are very burdensome events that often deeply impact mental health and…
READ MORE >Fighting mental health-related stigma in the workplace
Stigma is a significant concern in mental health, and we should consider it a health crisis. People who suffer from mental health disorders experience stigma due to…
READ MORE >Why World Mental Health Day matters, and what can workplace leaders do.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. The main objective is to raise awareness of mental health issues around…
READ MORE >Journalists have mental health problems related to burnout, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder
A Dart Center report updated in 2019 cites several studies suggesting that at least 80% of journalists have been exposed to work-related trauma. The effects of covering…
READ MORE >Young Workers: Facing the Feeling of Uncertainty
The distress experienced by young workers that live in this condition of uncertainty, and particularly the mental health implications that can arise from it, need to be…
READ MORE >Journalism has a health condition and it is not COVID
Journalists are suffering mental health consequences from covering Covid-19 according to a survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the University of Toronto…
READ MORE >COVID-19, economic crisis and mental health
The current COVID-19 pandemic, and the public health measures implemented to slow it, have challenged the health and economic systems worldwide, with an important decline in economic…
READ MORE >Protecting the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers (HCWs) should be a priority in the current crisis, as they are at the core of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Protecting the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers (HCWs) should be a priority in the current crisis, as they are at the core of the fight…
READ MORE >Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on working women’s mental health and wellbeing
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of workers all over the globe. Although the ongoing crisis is affecting both women and men, working women face specific…
READ MORE >Promoting mental health and wellbeing of remote employees during COVID-19 pandemic
At an individual level, teleworkers must take care of their mental health and wellbeing. Thankfully, there are many strategies that employees can use to help overcome the…
READ MORE >EMPOWER, an eHealth Platform to Reduce the Impact of Mental Health Problems at the Workplace
Given past experience of emergencies, it is expected that the need for mental health and psychosocial support will substantially increase in the coming months and years as…
READ MORE >Regarding Mental Health
Work, besides having a central role in society, is also an important social construct. Satisfactory work activity is known to be beneficial to mental health, with unemployment…
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