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…
MHQ as a Measurement of Function
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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 Global Mind Project commenced…
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? …