Nonbinary adults face challenges to mental wellbeing, research shows. The American Psychiatric Association reports that 1 in 5 women have a mental health disorder. Other […]
Gender Gaps in Mental Wellbeing
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Is Mental Health Behind the Outsized Level of Firearm Deaths in the United States? The Data Says Not.
Our recent presented findings from our survey on mental wellbeing and firearm deaths due to physical violence, at a country level. Our data was derived […]
MHQ as a Measurement of Function
Our mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Anyone who has snapped at an unsuspecting family member while really being stressed about a work issue […]
Characterizing the Decline in Mental Wellbeing of Younger Generations
The symptoms of decline suggest not just changes in Mood & Outlook but a fundamental breakdown of the Social Self. The Mental Health Million Project […]
Building a mentally healthy and resilient organization in 2022
As we start the new year, many of us are making resolutions around losing weight, getting stronger, and eating healthier in 2022. But if there’s […]
DSM Criteria for Mental Health Disorders Are No Better than Random
The DSM has defined psychiatry for 60 years. Yet its symptom based criteria for defining ‘disorders’ does no better than random when applied to comprehensive […]
The Public Don’t Think Science Can Solve Mental Health Challenges
The Wellcome Global Monitor Report for 2020 highlights the perceived importance of mental health and the lack of confidence people have that science can come […]
The Continuum of Mental Health Distress in the Global Population
The level of mental health distress in the global population is a continuum both in number of symptoms and severity of symptom prevalence. How do you draw the line between normal and clinical disorder?
How to Support Employee Wellbeing in the Long Term
A person’s mental wellbeing is always subject to change; simply look at this past year for proof. Maybe most of your workers felt secure in […]
Trauma and Adversity in the General Population
Across the population, the more traumas one experiences, the greater the challenge to mental wellbeing. Moreover, different types of traumas and adversities have substantially different impact.
Why Employees Don’t Seek Mental Health Support – and What HR Managers Can Do About It
When workers are struggling to manage their mental health, they often do not ask for help from their employer or seek outside services. Instead, they […]
Two People with Depression: Empirical Symptom Profiles versus DSM-Classifications
Two people with depression can have vastly different symptom profiles. How can they be grouped together in terms of clinical treatment or recruitment into trials? […]
HR Managers: How to Transition to a Hybrid Work Model
As COVID vaccination rates increase and infection rates decrease across the U.S., some companies, such as Microsoft, Google, and Dropbox, have opted to keep remote […]
The Microbiome-Brain Challenge
The microbiome is vast and we are only now beginning to understand the breadth of influence they have on the brain. The human body has […]
Poor Help Seeking Behavior in Mental Health Shines a Light on Research Failings
Over 50% of those with clinical level mental health risks do not seek help. The major reasons of thinking that it won’t help or not […]
Social Interaction More Important Than Exercise for Mental Wellbeing
The lack of frequent in-person social interaction has serious mental health consequences, probably even more so than physical exercise. Social connection is a basic human […]
The Mental Cost of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The many social, financial and health adversities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have had a substantial impact on mental health. The Covid-19 pandemic has touched […]
The Generational Decline in Mental Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing is worse with each successive generation. What is behind this and what does say about the future? In previous posts we’ve talked about […]
Predicting Mental Wellbeing from Life Circumstance
How much of our mental wellbeing is circumstantial – the impact of our lifestyle, adversities and traumas rather than something intrinsic to our brain function?
The Gender Gap in Mental Wellbeing
How does mental wellbeing differ across genders? Data from the mental health million project describes a diminishing gender gap with age and specific dimensions of […]
