Meaningful work will help prevent burnout
My article in last months echo What is burnout? this is a question I get asked a lot from many of my patients.What is interesting is that the real question is not what it is but who can get it and why.Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition and anxiety disorder caused by incredibly stressful, frightening, or distressing events. (PTSD), once called shell shock or battle fatigue syndrome, is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which there was serious…
Eating disorders
This weekend we have seen the terribly sad reality of eating disorders and that they are life threatening. We know that early detection can increase the chances of improved treatment and I would urge anyone to look into some support locally and face to face.⠀What I want to think about is those who are left…

Work After Lockdown
Back To The Office The 29th of June is being hailed as the big day that restrictions are finally going to be lifted and we can all get back to normality, but are your staff really ready to come back to the office? After months of being in lockdown, restrictions are finally easing, and employees…

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – CBT
What is CBT? Cognitive behavioural therapy is a psycho-social intervention that aims to improve mental health. CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions and behaviours, improving emotional regulation, and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems. CBT is a type of talking treatment which focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs…

Employee Stress Risk Assessments
Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting upon it. Effectively managing stress in the workplace can have huge benefits for organisations. HSE estimates that stress, depression or anxiety and musculoskeletal disorders account for the majority of days lost due to work-related ill health:…

Drug and Alcohol Addiction treatment
What is addiction? If you have an addiction, then you are certainly not alone. According to the charity Action on Addiction, 1 in 3 people are addicted to something. An addiction is described as not being in control of doing, taking, or using something that has a negative impact on a person or the people…

OCD Treatment
Are you suffering from OCD What is OCD I Straker Consultants specialise in treating all aspects of severe and enduring mental health, and as such have significant experience in successfully treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD features a pattern of repeated unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead people to perform ritualistic and repetitive behaviours (Compulsions).…

Depression Treatment
Are you struggling with Depression? What is Depression? Depression is a mood disorder that makes you feel constant sadness or lack of interest in life. While some people believe that depression is trivial or not a genuine health problem, it is actually a real condition that affects around 1 in 10 people over the course of their…
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