Indicators of potential for suicide in adolescents A RECENT SIGNIFICANT LOSS Breakup of an important relationship; loss of a parent due to divorce, death or rejection; academic or sports ...
Tag Archives: depression
Role of male psyche
Why do American men kill themselves so often? And why do their chances of dying by suicide increase as they move into the middle years and old age? Understanding the differences between men and ...
Spring vigilance
Potential for incidents of school violence from GLENN BERRY, Ed.D., Director, Missouri Center for Safe Schools, UMKC School of Education, Kansas City, Missouri Temperature isn’t the only thing ...
Impeding treatment
Issues that impede treatment of children and teens Barriers to treating suicidal youths are staggering, formidable and can have dire and deadly consequences. These barriers include: YOUTHS’ ...
Employer action
Employer call to action What businesses and policy leaders can do to better address economic, emotional burden of depression in the workplace 1. KNOW WHERE YOUR DOLLARS ARE GOING Have a clear ...
Depression mental note
More than mood swings, clinical depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. It creates changes in mood, cognition, physical well-being and behavior. Depression can be triggered by ...
Healthy workforce
A strong workforce—a ready pool of well-trained and educated employees healthy in mind, body and spirit—gives Wisconsin its competitive edge in a global economy. While our workforce is among the ...
Employee depression
How employee depression affects the bottom line As employers seek better ways to maximize workforce productivity and company-sponsored health benefits, considering the role of depression is ...
Employer health benefits
Milestone report A new groundbreaking report released in Dec. 2005 is a road map employers can use to examine current services and develop contracting requirements for effective behavioral health ...
Workplace depression
Depressed workers lose about 5.6 hours of productive time on the job each week, compared with 1.5 hours for workers who are not depressed, according to a June 2003 report in the Journal of the ...