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Antidepressant prescription trajectories remained stable or absent for the majority of Swedish adults who continued working past age 65, with no worsening pattern observed around work exit in a 10-year longitudinal cohort of 32,849 participants.

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“Americans cannot trust their government. The HHS, FDA, NIH, CDC, and executive branch have collectively jumped the public health shark.” – Arthur Caplan, American ethicist

By prioritizing nurses’ mental health and well-being, healthcare organizations can create a more stable, motivated, and satisfying workforce, thereby improving patient care outcomes.

Health care professionals in the US are facing what the CDC has classified as a mental health crisis. From 2018 to 2022, HCPs reported a significant increase in poor mental health days (from 3.3 to 4.5) in the previous month.