How can we effectively deal with stressful situations we face daily at work, at home, on the road?... We will include on this page articles dealing with these and many other important topics... The High Cost of Stress in the Workplace...    Stress and conflicts in the workplace significantly decrease employees' performance and productivity, directly affecting their organizations' bottom line. New studies indicate that corporate health care costs related to stress represent a sizable amount of their profits, in some cases up to almost half, after considering all other operating costs. Unfortunately, for any organization, the actual cost of employee stress is far greater than health care expenditures alone, since it affects all their levels.    What are the real consequences of stressful workplace situations that are not properly addressed?... And how costly are they?... We will consider several of them: loss of productivity, absenteeism, Workers' Compensation claims, litigation, grievances, turnover, accidents, and more...    [continued] Interpersonal Relations At Work...    A corporate or workplace culture is a set of behaviors and codes which people use to interact with each other. This includes formal, written company policies and informal rules that we learn with experience.    A move to a new job add to the stress of a new work situation; if we move from a large, formal corporation to a small creative business where everyone dresses 'casual' and uses first names only, we are going to have some adjusting to do. Behaving in an appropriate manner for our previous job could risk your being labeled as distant or unfriendly by our new coworkers. The reverse situation may also happen, when we leave and informal training environment: we may have to adjust to a good deal more formality and hierarchy in a new role.    In any new job situation, we should first allow enough time to analyze the workplace culture and change our habits accordingly to reduce undue stress. To evaluate our new workplace culture, we should consider...    [continued] Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder   [ADHD]    ADHD is a group of related disorders that interfere with the ability to control activity level, behavior and attention. Symptoms include an inability to sustain attention and concentration, levels of activity, distractibility, and impulsivity.    Children with this disorder have functional impairment across multiple settings including home, school, and peer relationships. This disorder has also been shown to have long term adverse effects on academic performance, vocational success, social and emotional development.    Children experience an inability to sit still and pay attention in class and suffer the negative consequences of such behavior. They have higher injury rates and experience peer rejection, engaging in a broad array of disruptive behaviors; their academic and social problems have complex, long term consequences. As they grow, without treatment, they may experience drug abuse and antisocial behavior. Many untreated children will continue to suffer from this disorder into adulthood...   [continued] Depression in Children and Adolescents    Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder, chronic mild depression and bipolar disorder, can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of young people. Among both children and adolescents, depressive disorders confer an increased risk for illness and interpersonal and psychosocial difficulties that persist long after the depressive episode is resolved.     In adolescents there is also an increased risk for substance abuse and suicidal behavior. Unfortunately, these disorders often go unrecognized by families and health care professionals alike. Signs of depressive disorders in young people often are viewed as normal mood swings typical of a particular developmental stage. In addition, health care professionals may be reluctant to prematurely label a young person with a mental illness diagnosis.     Yet early diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders are critical to healthy emotional, social, and behavioral development.     Although the scientific literature on treatment of children and adolescents with depression is far less extensive than that concerning adults, a number of studies have confirmed the short term efficacy and safety of treatments for depression in youth.     Larger treatment trials are needed to determine which treatments work best for which youngsters. Given the challenging nature of the problem, it is usually advisable to involve a child psychiatrist or psychologist in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of a child or adolescent in whom depression is suspected.    [continued] Home  ::  News  ::  Newsletter  ::  Site Map  ::  Exercise & Fitness  ::  Sports Medicine  ::  Nutrition  ::  Cancer Center Breast Cancer  ::  Medical Journals  ::  Mental Health  ::  Alternative Medicine  ::  From NIH  ::  Health Insurance  ::  Drugstore Publications  ::  Guestbook  ::  Download  ::  Shopping  ::  Corporate Services  ::  Digital Content  ::  Q & A  ::  Kids' Corner Women's Health  ::  Testimonials  ::  Bookstore  ::  Privacy  ::  Press Releases  ::  Tell a Friend  ::  Help  ::  About Us The information in our pages is published for educational purposes only and must not be taken as medical advice or medical treatment in any form. For health problems, visitors to our site are encouraged to seek help from licensed, competent physicians.