How Culture Impacts Our Reaction to Being Sick

A new study suggests that a person’s culture and personal values may shape their internal views on how to be “socially appropriate” when they are sick. The findings are published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.
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Manager Support, Positive Attitude Aid in Return to Work After Sick Leave

Support from managers and coworkers, as well as a positive attitude, can help employees have a smoother return to work after an absence due to mental or physical health issues, according to a new review of research published in the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. Click here to read PsychCentral

Why do we get old and sick?

Why do we get old and sick? Raj Persaud talks to Professor Volter Longo about his new book 'The Longevity Diet.' Listen to RCPsych podcast here

Why do we get old and sick?

Why do we get old and sick? Raj Persaud talks to Professor Volter Longo about his new book 'The Longevity Diet.' Click here for rcpsych podcast

Mental health and behavioural conditions account for nearly one-in-three known fit notes

Mental health and behavioural conditions have accounted for 31% of all fit notes, where the diagnosis was known, written in England between December 2014 and March 2017.


This was the most common known reason for issuing a fit note, new experimental figures from NHS Digital have revealed.

Mental health at work: The business costs ten years on

This report finds that mental health problems in the UK workforce cost employers almost £35 billion last year. The largest part of this business cost is in the form of reduced productivity among people who are at work but unwell: or ‘presenteeism’. This costs businesses twice as much as sickness absence relating to poor mental health