via BlackDoctor: Is stress truly the #1 killer? According to the American Psychological Association, chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide. Not to mention, more than 75 percent of all physician office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints. […]
via BlackDoctor: A new study suggests that loneliness could become an even bigger public health threat than obesity. According to an AARP’s Loneliness Study, presented at the 2017 annual convention of the American Psychological Association, people have felt increasingly lonely and isolated in recent years. The physical and psychological ramifications could prove more detrimental than the […]
Despite devastating rates of suicide and illness, many African Americans continue to suffer in silence—refusing the help they need. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Services, Blacks are 20% more likely to report having serious psychological distress, like depression,  than the general population. Yet, a past study published […]
