As COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic, mental health care for healthcare professionals is more critical than ever before.Healthcare professionals have long been among the occupational groups most at risk for anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and even suicide. These same healthcare workers have been on the front lines since Day One of the coronavirus pandemic, caring for patients in overwhelming numbers and seeing trauma, despair, … [Read more...]
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Caregiver Mental Health: When Caring Takes Its Toll
Caregiver mental health is often overlooked, but caregivers have an elevated risk for developing depression, anxiety, and grief-related illnesses. Caring for a family member with a physical or mental ailment is hard work! The pressure of taking care of a loved one affects not only caregiver mental health but also impacts the physical, social, and emotional health of the caregiver.Statistics on Caregiver Mental HealthAccording to the Family Caregiver Alliance, there … [Read more...]