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Nurse Depression and Anxiety: Stopping the Mental Health Crisis

Relias

According to a recent American Nurses Association survey , 30% of nurses — nearly one-third — said they are “not emotionally healthy” or “not at all emotionally healthy,” with an increasing number of nurses struggling with depression or anxiety. What causes nurse depression and anxiety? Nurses on a break talking and walking together.

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Breaking Free: Navigating The Complexities Of Living With A Toxic Family

Blurt It Out

These toxic family environments can have profound effects on our mental health, shaping our emotional well-being and sense of self. Low Self-Esteem: Toxic family dynamics erode our sense of self-worth, leaving us feeling undeserving of love and respect.

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Why Worry: Understanding OCD and Anxiety Disorders

Psychological Health Care

While the impact of COVID-19 may be contributing to heightened levels of worry in general, for many, ongoing anxiety is a debilitating mental health disorder. In fact, anxiety and associated conditions such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are common mental health conditions. What Is Anxiety? OCD, Anxiety and COVID.

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What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist with your child

Lawson Psychology

These difficulties might include high anger and conflict, a child having lots of worries, low mood or difficulties with self esteem. Your child might be asked questions about self harm or suicidal ideation and you might be asked to complete some questionnaires either in the session or at home afterwards. What happens next?

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How to Manage Mental Wellbeing During Pregnancy

Psychological Health Care

Dealing with Antenatal Anxiety and Postpartum Depression. In fact, 1 in 5 new mums and 1 in 10 new dads experience perinatal depression and anxiety, or around 100,000 Australian parents, each year. Antenatal and Postnatal Depression and Anxiety. What is Perinatal Mental Health.

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What Is A Traumaversary And How Can It Affect Us?

MQ Mental Health

Whether it’s at the forefront of our minds or not, the anniversary of a traumatic event can have a psychological impact. A traumatic event is something that happens to us that causes us harm. This harm could be physical, emotional, or psychological. This harm could be physical, emotional, or psychological.

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How Do I Know If I Have An Eating Disorder?

MQ Mental Health

Some emphasis can be misplaced upon physical symptoms and that might, to those suffering, feel like a negation of the psychological symptoms. Weight and shape can be a strong focus or distressing obsession for someone with anorexia and tied to their sense of self-worth. But not all eating disorder symptoms are physical.