Mental Health Index Finds 62% Drop in Employee Focus; 48% Increase in Risk of Depression
Data shows dangerous decline and all-time low in Americans mental health; likely due to holidays, political uncertainties and continuing COVID-19 stressors
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SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The state of mind of the U.S. workforce does not reflect the optimism and mental health relief hoped for with the availability of the COVID-19 vaccines. Quite the opposite. According to the Mental Health Index: U.S. Worker Edition, between November and December there was a 48% increase in the risk of depression – a perilous risk level not seen since the height of the pandemic this past spring. Further, employees focus dropped 62% – a record low since the inception of the research in February 2020.
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SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ According to the Mental Health Index: U.S. Worker Edition, women s risk of drug and alcohol addiction is up 65% since September. This alarming news is set against a backdrop of insufficient sleep. Female employees risk of sleep apnea has climbed 126% over the past 10 months.
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(PRNewsfoto/Total Brain) This month s Mental Health Index findings reinforce the complex and bidirectional relationship between physical and mental health.