There is a great deal of misunderstanding when it comes to what it means to be “stressed out” and what it means to be “burned out”. Both terms have been plagued by definitional ambiguity throughout history. Let me explain some of the differences as well as...
Never before in my career spanning 3+ decades have I heard so much talk about the need for stress and burnout management in the workplace. Talk about employees suffering from depression and anxiety. Talk about rising substance abuse. And never before have...
Last week I was presenting a session at a conference in Cape Town about psychosocial hazards in the workplace that place employees at risk of psychological harm. One of the hazards that I used as an example in my presentation was bullying. While some...
I know it’s a cliché, but prevention really is better than cure. This is why many people go for annual medical screenings, such as for breast cancer, and also take prophylactic medication such as Malanil for malaria prevention. I don’t have to tell you how...
One of the biggest factors that makes depression difficult to understand as an illness is that everyone feels depressed, or at least profoundly sad, sometimes. This “feeling depressed” is interpreted by many people as being the same thing as Clinical...
From 2 to 4 October 2022, I attended the AMCOA2022 conference at Sun City, and it reinforced my opinion that while we have been lucky to have virtual platforms in the past 3 years, there is nothing like the real thing! This conference was attended by Medical...
