A new study shines a light on depression in the workplace, suggesting that psychological stress at the office — or wherever people earn their paychecks — can make it more difficult for depressed workers to perform their jobs and be productive.

“There is a large economic cost and a human cost,” said study lead author Debra Lerner, Ph.D., director, Program on Health, Work and Productivity, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center.

“We need to develop and test programs that directly try to address the employment of people with depression.” [continue reading…]

Hat Tip Gretchen Rubin

Social media sites, like Facebook, have connected everyone from former flames to current coworkers. But what about your doctors? More and more doctors are signing on to social networking sites.

So where do you draw the line between patient and personal? continue reading
Source: CBS

Taking into consideration the context of the professional relationship, friending your doc doesn’t seem to be either ethical or appropriate. – Here in BC the Practice Code of Conduct is quite specific with regard to the obligations that psychologists are required to observe in accordance with the clients welfare.

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