Introducing 988: The Mental Health Emergency Lifeline
On July 16, 2022, a three-digit mental health emergency number will become available on all devices across the United States,...
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Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder
Occurring during the winter months where sunlight is limited, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects approximately 5% of the U.S. adult...
Erasing the Stigma of Substance Abuse
Those who fall victim to substance abuse often receive little sympathy from society due to the prevailing attitudes and stereotypes...
Generation Z as the Post-COVID Workforce
Hardest hit by mental health issues during the COVID-19 lockdown, Generation Z has struggled like no other group throughout this...
Helping Injured Workers Overcome the Fear of Returning to Work
It's natural for people to feel some fear, anxiety or reluctance about returning to their jobs after being out of...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
In 1909, along with philosopher William James and psychiatrist Adolf Meyer, Clifford W. Beers founded the Connecticut Society for Mental...
The Acoustics of Assertiveness: Learn the Broken Record Technique
Ascellus recently finished a webinar series, Rebound from COVID: 6 Influence Skills, which consisted of six 30-minute sessions with our...
The Medicine Cabinet in Your Brain
Emotions are powerful. They not only make a difference in how we feel and behave but they directly impact our...
Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic: Medical and Psychological Approaches
The emergence of COVID-19 has stimulated extensive research into its epidemiology and pathogenesis as well as the development of new...
Weathering the Storm – COVID-19 and Mental Health
Part 4. Final Common Pathway This is the final installment of a four-part series on mental health issues and COVID-19....
Mind-Body Connection Key to Preventing Delayed Recoveries
Your body is more than just a vehicle for carrying your head around. Modern research shows the mind and body...
Technology, Telehealth Services Mean Faster CBT and Quicker RTWs
Technology has truly revolutionized the way medical care is delivered to injured workers. We can now reach them in a...
A Day in the Life of a Tapering Opioid User: The Hijacked Brain
There’s an experiment I like to do with audiences when I am presenting on the use/misuse of opioids for chronic...
##!%$# Curse Much? Could Just Be Your Brain in Pain
What do you usually do when you stub your toe hard or hit your thumb with a hammer instead of...
Early CBT Intervention Changes Lives, Saves Money for WC Payers
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) uses a holistic approach to help people with delayed recoveries. It is short-term, goal-oriented, and has...
Consider Trauma-Related Psychosocial Risks at Halloween Celebrations
It’s Halloween – a day that can be a great opportunity for team building and comradery at an organization. Many...
Hyperalgesia—A Blessing in Disguise for Opioid Users
Hyperalgesia—A Blessing in Disguise for Opioid Users We know the danger of long-term, unnecessary opioid use: Respiratory depression Drowsiness Lethargy...
Meditation: Don’t Overthink It
If you’re looking to destress, increase your focus, improve your sleep and raise your awareness, meditation is the way to...
CBT and Smartphones: Study Shows Power of CBT on Brain Changes
CBT and Smartphones: Study Shows Power of CBT on Brain Changes There is a little known addiction that could...
Test Your Mental Health Knowledge
Test Your Mental Health Knowledge Are you in a mental state? Confused? Good news; we are here to help! Workers’...
