EU Health report: we’re living longer but the pay-gap and mental health still cause for concern
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Showing posts with label Mental Health. Show all posts
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3/26/15
France:- Air disaster: Pilots Recognized Signs of Suicide In Germanwings Crash
Even before a French prosecutor said that
the co-pilot of Germanwings flight 4U9525 had crashed the plane
deliberately, pilots in online forums were saying the available evidence
pointed to a suicide flight.
“Travelling in excess of VMO in a A320 disconnects the AP and triggers the high speed protections which pitch the aircraft up,” a user named Capt Kremin wrote Thursday on PPRuNe, a pilot forum. “This aircraft did not pitch up. Which probably means it was being over-ridden by whomever was flying it.”
The prosecutor, Brice Robin, said co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, 28, pressed a button that accelerated the Airbus A320’s descent while his pilot was in the bathroom. “The intention was to destroy the plane,” Robin said.
Some pilots on PPRuNe are now calling for the mental health of pilots to be taken more seriously. A user named LadyL2013 wrote, “Considering the prevalence of MH problems most of us have probably been piloted by a sufferer. I think when you make it a very taboo thing, it drives it underground and problems may only get worse. Indeed I would encourage a very open and honest MH culture within aviation where a sufferer can be assessed and treated so that if possible they can continue their career with the appropriate support.”
Read more: Pilots Recognized Signs of Suicide In Germanwings Crash
“Travelling in excess of VMO in a A320 disconnects the AP and triggers the high speed protections which pitch the aircraft up,” a user named Capt Kremin wrote Thursday on PPRuNe, a pilot forum. “This aircraft did not pitch up. Which probably means it was being over-ridden by whomever was flying it.”
The prosecutor, Brice Robin, said co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, 28, pressed a button that accelerated the Airbus A320’s descent while his pilot was in the bathroom. “The intention was to destroy the plane,” Robin said.
Some pilots on PPRuNe are now calling for the mental health of pilots to be taken more seriously. A user named LadyL2013 wrote, “Considering the prevalence of MH problems most of us have probably been piloted by a sufferer. I think when you make it a very taboo thing, it drives it underground and problems may only get worse. Indeed I would encourage a very open and honest MH culture within aviation where a sufferer can be assessed and treated so that if possible they can continue their career with the appropriate support.”
Read more: Pilots Recognized Signs of Suicide In Germanwings Crash
9/9/12
Reflections On Spirituality Faith and Well Being
A well known historical romance writer recently wrote in one of her romances, "even harder than renouncing material possessions is giving up those possessions which are immaterial — the griefs and fears, reasons which most humans prize beyond measure, even the memories that feel like the sum of yourself. Worrying about the things that are not in our control is wasteful and destructive." How true !
Spirituality and faith are the only remedies which will really be able to and snap you out of this destructive spiral of affairs without the need to consult an expensive psychologist.
There have been hundreds of studies that have shown evidence that religiously devout people — in any denomination — enjoy more positive mental health and psychosocial adjustment than people who are less religious or not religious at all.
The effect faith has on a person’s mental health depends on how they live it and how they internalize it.
Here are three main factors that change how a person’s beliefs affect their well being with the first factor being how they live their beliefs. Someone who holds a certain set of beliefs but lives contrary to those beliefs is more likely to develop mental health problems. On the flip side, people who fully live their established beliefs have an increased chance for mental health.
The second factor is the motivation for participating in their religion. If a person goes to church or any religious gathering to be seen by others, to make business connections or because they’re worried that others will judge them, these extrinsic motivations are more likely to contribute to mental health problems. However, if they attend church and follow the doctrine of their religion because they love it and truly believe in it, or in other words, they have intrinsic motivations, this contributes highly to their mental well being.
The final factor is how individuals use their religion to cope with their problems. If people use their religion to passively accept their problems as God’s will without trying to solve them, or if they blame God for all of their problems, it can be very unproductive for emotional health. If, however, people use their religion to take advantage of the social network it provides, or to participate regularly in meditative, sincere prayer, this has shown to help a person maintain their psychological health.
EU-Digest
Spirituality and faith are the only remedies which will really be able to and snap you out of this destructive spiral of affairs without the need to consult an expensive psychologist.
There have been hundreds of studies that have shown evidence that religiously devout people — in any denomination — enjoy more positive mental health and psychosocial adjustment than people who are less religious or not religious at all.
The effect faith has on a person’s mental health depends on how they live it and how they internalize it.
Here are three main factors that change how a person’s beliefs affect their well being with the first factor being how they live their beliefs. Someone who holds a certain set of beliefs but lives contrary to those beliefs is more likely to develop mental health problems. On the flip side, people who fully live their established beliefs have an increased chance for mental health.
The second factor is the motivation for participating in their religion. If a person goes to church or any religious gathering to be seen by others, to make business connections or because they’re worried that others will judge them, these extrinsic motivations are more likely to contribute to mental health problems. However, if they attend church and follow the doctrine of their religion because they love it and truly believe in it, or in other words, they have intrinsic motivations, this contributes highly to their mental well being.
The final factor is how individuals use their religion to cope with their problems. If people use their religion to passively accept their problems as God’s will without trying to solve them, or if they blame God for all of their problems, it can be very unproductive for emotional health. If, however, people use their religion to take advantage of the social network it provides, or to participate regularly in meditative, sincere prayer, this has shown to help a person maintain their psychological health.
EU-Digest
8/20/12
Mental Health: The Ten Most Depressing States US
On its own, where you live isn't enough to make you depressed. Personal circumstances and genes also play an important role in mental health, so an area that feels like a downer to one person may be home sweet home to another.
That said, mental distress is unusually and persistently common in some states, whether due to economic troubles, lack of access to health care, or other factors.
Using data from federal health agencies, Health.com has identified the 10 states with the highest rates of depression, psychological distress, and other indicators of poor mental health. Here they are, in alphabetical order.
Read more: Kentucky - Most Depressing States - Health.com
That said, mental distress is unusually and persistently common in some states, whether due to economic troubles, lack of access to health care, or other factors.
Using data from federal health agencies, Health.com has identified the 10 states with the highest rates of depression, psychological distress, and other indicators of poor mental health. Here they are, in alphabetical order.
Read more: Kentucky - Most Depressing States - Health.com
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