“Depression sits at the desk in companies”

Mr. Neuzerling, last year more than 60 percent of German employees said they were afraid of burnout. You are an expert on stress-related mental illnesses. What have you observed: Is work making us increasingly ill?Not necessarily, but work-related stress can cause strong physical and emotional reactions over time. We all react to negative aspects of […]

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“It’s okay not to be okay” – Mainz social media star Elisa in conversation

“It’s okay not to be okay” – that’s a message that Elisa shares with her followers on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Under the name “iamelisari”, the Mainz native posts videos in which she talks about mental health issues. The 28-year-old is now followed by 264,000 people on Instagram, 68,000 on TikTok and around 1,000 subscribers […]

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Smartphones are not necessarily the cause of depression and anxiety

Young people are suffering from poor mental health and social networks are to blame: those who, like the American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, see these technologies as the main problem are making it too easy for themselves. Many things appear different in social networks than in the real world. A young woman with her smartphone. […]

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Termination: 3 top earners reveal why they couldn’t stand their jobs

Marsell Gorska Gautier/Getty Images Three top earners have quit their six-figure jobs to prioritize their mental health. They struggled with high work pressure and lack of support. They have found new jobs that offer flexibility and a better work-life balance. This is a machine translation of an article from our US colleagues at Business […]

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3 top earners reveal why they quit their well-paid jobs

Marsell Gorska Gautier/Getty Images Three top earners have quit their six-figure jobs to prioritize their mental health. They struggled with high work pressure and lack of support. They have found new jobs that offer flexibility and a better work-life balance. This is a machine translation of an article from our US colleagues at Business […]

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Iceland receives WHO award for its leadership in promoting an economy of well-being

WHO/Europe has awarded the Government of Iceland the prestigious WHO Regional Director for Europe Award for its leadership in promoting an Economy of Wellbeing both in Iceland and globally. This recognition underlines the long-standing partnership between Iceland and the WHO European Initiative for an Economy of Wellbeing, which is leading the way in redesigning the […]

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Conclusion of a groundbreaking cooperation agreement with WHO/Europe

Copenhagen, 1 July 2024 Greenland and WHO/Europe have signed a five-year agreement setting out ten priority areas for cooperation and exchange in the health field. “I had the pleasure of visiting Greenland last year and was able to see first-hand how its health system delivers vital health services in a vast, sparsely populated geographical area,” […]

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