Our ongoing research has found that out of 868 UK healthcare workers surveyed, more than 60% have felt down, depressed or hopeless during the pandemic; nearly 80% have had sleeping difficulties; and 60% have felt lonely. As a frontline clinician who was redeployed to intensive care, I have seen this first hand. There are a number of contributing factors: from healthcare workers being redeployed and thus working in areas outside their comfort zone, to the difficult conversations with family members, as patients are palliated, deemed not suitable for a ventilator. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus is whipping up a mental health storm for NHS workers
Mental health
Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health, review: a campaign that deserves the royal treatment
Not that the Duke is a heart-on-his-sleeve type in the manner of his brother. He was friendly and approachable but gave away little about himself, preferring to ask questions of the people he met. All spoke bravely about their mental health, including Jamo, a Swansea lad who had been the life and soul of the party until he began suffering from unexplained anxiety. “I wish I had a magic wand that told me exactly what was wrong, why I started feeling like this,” he said. … [Read more...] about Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health, review: a campaign that deserves the royal treatment
Lying with your kids until they fall asleep ‘is GOOD for their mental health’
Of course, what works for one child might not work for another, so it’s important to respond to your youngster and adapt your style accordingly. … [Read more...] about Lying with your kids until they fall asleep ‘is GOOD for their mental health’
Coronavirus: Italy’s other emergency – survivors’ mental health
"Sometimes the family is suffering more than the patient. They can't come to visit; they can just wait. It's emotionally exhausting. We call to give them news and put them in touch by video-calls with their loved ones, if possible. We become their best friends." … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Italy’s other emergency – survivors’ mental health
Jesy Nelson embraces her natural curls as she shares radiant selfie… after candidly discussing her mental health struggles in honest interview
Jesy revealed that she mentally became 'a lot healthier' after deleting Twitter, she said: 'Massively, people couldn't tell me something to pull me out of it, I had to get myself out of it. I deleted Twitter, I hate it, and mentally I've become a lot healthier.' … [Read more...] about Jesy Nelson embraces her natural curls as she shares radiant selfie… after candidly discussing her mental health struggles in honest interview
