Adam Smith - A Mental Health Update

Adam Smith - A Mental Health Update

Adam Smith narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and in this blog Adam discusses his own problems with anxiety, how he is coping and explores where they stem from and why talking about Mental Illness and Mental Health is important, not just to help you, but also to reduce the stigma associated with it.

The ISTAART / UCL survey of Early Career Dementia Researchers asked about Mental Health - 57% of people who responded said they had experienced Mental Health problems, with Anxiety, Depression and Loneliness being the biggest challenge. Sadly, only 37% said their employers / institutions were helpful, which is terrible when you consider that the same people reported that it impacted their effectiveness at work, confidence, motivation and how they interacted with co-workers and supervisors.

Find the original text, and narration here on our website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-a-mental-health-update/

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Adam Smith was born in the north, a long time ago. He wanted to write books, but ended up working in the NHS, and at the Department of Health. He is now Programme Director in the Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research (which probably sounds more important than it is) at University College London. He has led a number of initiatives to improve dementia research (including this website, Join Dementia Research & ENRICH), as well as pursuing his own research interests. In his spare time, he grows vegetables, builds Lego & spends most of his time drinking too much coffee and squeezing technology into his house.

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