There is so much in the media about the levels of stress and other mental health issues (depression, panic attacks amongst others) that it is mystifying why so many organisations and managers do nothing about it. It is a great example of “ostrich management” – head buried in the sand and rear raised in the [...]

Stress can be a big component of many emotional health concerns that are going on in American society today. As mentioned in the first of the Stress and Health series stress is a key component in 75% of all diseases in the US today. Stress starts as rush of adrenaline that is created from some [...]

There’s no getting around it: exercise is good for the body as well as the mind. People suffering from mental health illnesses who exercise have consistently reported great benefits in terms of being able to handle the stress and challenges that life throws at them compared to other mental health illness sufferers who don’t. A [...]

People with severe and relentless mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder also bear a greater physical burden; they are at increased risk for obesity and chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and nicotine dependence. Serious mental illness is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality; these patients die an average of [...]