Reading Time: 4 minutes Health law and policy professor Timothy Caulfield takes readers through an average day to show how evidence can allay our fears and inform our decisions
Tag: Anxiety
How to cope when you work with someone you dislike
Reading Time: 3 minutes Address any fears, let go of the anger and look for the good in the relationship
Concussions affect elite athletes’ mental health, new research suggests
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A study shows anxiety, depression more likely among football players after a concussion than after other body injuries
Building quality of life into spaces for people with ‘invisible’ disabilities
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ensuring physical accessibility is only the beginning of creating places where people can ‘be who they are,’ says design consultant and PhD student Lara Pinchbeck
The one simple skill all leaders must harness
Reading Time: 3 minutes Taking a moment to simply breathe is key to make decisions from a place of rational response rather than emotional reaction
Tackling mental health issues in athletes
Reading Time: 4 minutes While it’s fully understood that physical injuries negatively impact sports performance, the same isn’t true when it comes to mental health challenges
Canadians embracing the joy of pandemic gardening
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Dalhousie University survey shows more Canadians are gardening during the COVID-19 crisis. Anxiety may play a role
Are COVID-19 safety measures protecting Canada’s health workers?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Study assessing physical, mental health effects of treating COVID-19 patients one of two U of A projects receiving federal funding
Feeling anxiety? Here are some coping mechanisms
Reading Time: 2 minutes Form a mental picture of what is causing your anxiety to take control and set your feet on a better path
Use 30 minutes a day to control your worries
Reading Time: 3 minutes When you become accustomed to worrying, you have a constant stream of negative feedback and information in your brain