Mental health of ICU staff should be immediate priority, new study shows

 Mental health of ICU staff should be immediate priority, new study shows.

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Burnout can exacerbate work stress, further promoting a vicious circle

 Work stress and burnout are mutually reinforcing; surprisingly, the effect of work stress on burnout is much smaller than the effect of burnout on work stress.

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Feeling burned out? The contributors could be more related to depression than you think

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How stress remodels the brain

Research has shown how stress changes the structure of the brain and reveals a potential therapeutic target to the prevent or reverse it. Read ScienceDaily article here

Why stress and anxiety aren't always bad

People generally think of stress and anxiety as negative concepts, but while both stress and anxiety can reach unhealthy levels, psychologists have long known that both are unavoidable -- and that they often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives, according to a presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.  Click here to read further.

Smartphone Games May Ease Work Stress Better Than Mindfulness Apps

A new U.K. study finds that digital games, typical of those used on smartphones, may outperform mindfulness apps when it comes to relieving work-related stress. Read PsychCentral news article here

Potential biomarker of psychological stress

Stress affects both mental and physical health. Although stress is known as one of the major risk factors of health disorders in modern society, a biomarker of stress has not yet been well established. In a study published in the Journal of Investigative Medicine, researchers from Osaka University reported a unique association between stress and serum levels of α-Klotho (αKl).  Click here to read further.

Stress reduction benefits from petting dogs, cats

Just 10 minutes of interacting with cats and dogs produced a significant reduction in students' cortisol, a major stress hormone. Click here to read ScienceDaily article

For older adults, sense of control tied to feeling younger

A recent study finds that older adults feel younger when they feel that they have more control over their daily lives, regardless of stress or health concerns. However, stress and health -- not a sense of control -- play a significant role in how old younger adults feel. Click here to read further.

Become more zen in the City to boost your mental health and wellbeing

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Stress and dream sleep are linked to pathways of brain cell death and survival

The first and most distinct consequence of daily mild stress is an increase in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, a new study reports. The research also demonstrated that this increase is associated with genes involved in cell death and survival. Read ScienceDaily article here

Beware of evening stress

Stressful events in the evening release less of the body's stress hormones than those that happen in the morning, suggesting possible vulnerability to stress in the evening. Click here to read ScienceDaily article

Drop in mental health nurses shows NHS under ‘severe strain’

Statistics published by NHS Digital on Thursday (27 September)  are evidence of a service under severe strain, says the Mental Health Network. Read NHS Confederation article here

Boosting emotional intelligence in physicians can protect against burnout

An educational curriculum for resident physicians improves their emotional intelligence, which may help protect against burnout, according to a new study. Click here for ScienceDaily article

Neural inflammation plays critical role in stress-induced depression

A group of researchers has discovered that neural inflammation caused by our innate immune system plays an unexpectedly important role in stress-induced depression. This insight could potentially lead to the development of new antidepressants targeting innate immune molecules.  Click here to read full article.

Changes in stress after meditation

For a thousand years, people have reported feeling better by meditating but there are few systematic studies that quantified stress and how much stress changes as a direct result of meditation, until now. Click here for ScienceDaily article

Psychological Distress Linked to Internal Goal Conflict

New research finds that when our personal goals are divergent, leaving us torn as to which path to pursue, psychological stress can result. Click here for Psychcentral article

Stress: are we coping?

This report looks at the prevalence of stress in the UK and its implications. It also focuses on what people can do to manage and reduce stress and sets out recommendations for the government in creating a stress-free UK. Click here for link to report

Stressed nation: 74% of UK 'overwhelmed or unable to cope' at some point in the past year

A UK-wide stress survey has found that almost three quarters of adults (74%) have at some point over the past year felt so stressed they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. Click here to see Mental Health Foundation article

Not Letting Go of Stress Can Impact Health a Decade Later

New research discovers it is important to learn how to keep stress from lingering and carrying over to the next day. Investigators found that people who allow their negative emotional responses to stress to persist into the following day have an increased risk of health problems and physical limitations later in life. Click here to see PsychCentral article