Time to rethink Mental Health, especially anxiety disorders and depression

By SharpBrains | January 7, 2019 |

The glob­al men­tal health cri­sis could cost the world $16 tril­lion by 2030. With men­tal dis­or­ders on the rise in every coun­try in the world, nowhere is immune. Poor men­tal health stops employ­ees from reach­ing their full poten­tial and forces them to take more sick days, stunt­ing pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and eco­nom­ic growth. This is also a…

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Global Agenda Councils: The Challenges of Gerontology

By Alvaro Fernandez | August 1, 2008 |

My brain is hon­oured to have been invit­ed to par­tic­i­­pate-togeth­­er with the rest of my body of course- in a new ini­tia­tive by the World Eco­nom­ic Forum. Of course I have accept­ed, giv­en that the Glob­al Agen­da Coun­cils have this fas­ci­nat­ing char­ter: — “Glob­al Agen­da Coun­cils will chal­lenge pre­vail­ing assump­tions, mon­i­tor trends, map inter­re­la­tion­ships and…

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