Psychology & Psychiatry
Survey shows loneliness haunts over 1 in 5 people
Loneliness strikes more than a fifth of people worldwide, a new survey warns.
Jul 11, 2024
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News tagged with emotional toll
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dealing with caregiver stress and burnout: A guide
If you've been suffering from caregiver stress, you've got plenty of company.
Mar 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 survey shows almost eight out of 10 adults are worried, bored, stressed, lonely or sad
The pandemic continues to take an emotional toll on people in Canada, with 77% of adults reporting negative emotions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest mental health survey by UBC researchers, in ...
May 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Burn out: the emotional toll of being a politician revealed
Anyone who's ever worked in public service will understand the emotional toll it can take. In 1983, sociologist Arlie Hochshild coined the term "emotional labour" to capture this effect. She was talking about "the management ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Birth at a time of national emergency: from the second world war to coronavirus
Women the world over have had their pregnancy and birth experiences drastically altered as a result of the global pandemic. In the UK, the NHS had to quickly put measures in place to ensure that it could safely continue to ...
Aug 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Building psychological resilience during times of stress
With the COVID-19 global pandemic disrupting almost every part of our regular lives, mental health experts are encouraging Australians to process the emotional toll.
Apr 6, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why holding a grudge is bad for your health
(HealthDay)—It's surprisingly easy to hold a grudge, but whether it involves a friend, a co-worker or a loved one, it can fill you with bitterness, keep you stuck in the past and even lead to anxiety or depression.
Mar 27, 2019
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Health
Physicians need training for mass casualty incidents
(HealthDay)—Proper training and post-incident steps can help lessen the secondary trauma health professionals experience providing care during mass casualty incidents (MCIs), according to an article published in the American ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients undergoing lung cancer screening experience elevated levels of distress
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening is recommended to screen patients with an increased risk of developing lung cancer, but little research regarding the emotional toll of screening has been conducted. ...
Oct 19, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
For Alzheimer's caregivers, a much-needed break
(HealthDay)—Day care centers for people with Alzheimer's disease can give their spouses and other family caregivers a much needed source of stress relief, a new study suggests.
Jun 7, 2013
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