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	<title>Working Nights &#187; mental health</title>
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		<title>Seratonin Levels Feed Anger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many studies have shown that low levels of serotonin are also associated with anger, depression and anxiety.  Fluctuations of serotonin levels in the brain, which often occur when someone hasn&#8217;t eaten or is feeling stressed, affect brain regions that enable people to regulate anger.  So when stressed or hungry, people are often unable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Time Alone Good for You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shift workers get time for solitude from their work schedules.  Use it well.]]></description>
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		<title>Want Happy Memories this Holiday Season?  Consider Scrimping on Sleep!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[sleep deprivation can help eliminate bad memories]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time to Think about Seasonal Affective Disorder Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[seasonal affective disorder affects 6% of people.  If you apply the six degrees of kevin bacon concept to this many more are impacted. ]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Implications of Keeping Workers Safe from Harm &#8211; The Impact of Bullying at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managers and employees should unite efforts and insist on a no-tolerance policy of bullying in the workplace. There is no place for bullying, anywhere.  No one should be harassed and tormented. 

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		<title>A Primer of Sleep Disorders for Shift Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The DSM is being rewritten with the new DSM-5 expected to be published in 2013.  There are many new proposals regarding sleep disorders in the new version of the encyclopedia of psychiatric disorders.  Many shift workers are impacted by sleep disorders.]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You React to Stress?</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2010/04/16/today-%e2%80%93-april-16th-is-stress-awareness-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress can be managed.  When you allow yourself to feel the stress, if you are mindful of the causes, you are actually taking the first step towards making the changes necessary to more permanently alleviate your angst.  Don't run from stress or you'll be stuck in the status quo.]]></description>
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		<title>Insomniacs with Nighttime Awakenings Have a Huge Impact on Health Care Costs and Workforce Management</title>
		<link>http://www.workingnights.com/blog/2010/04/08/insomniacs-with-nighttime-awakenings-have-a-huge-impact-on-health-care-costs-and-workforce-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nighttime awakening insomniacs with depression and anxiety perform lower, incur greater health care costs and have less quality of life. ]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Grouchy and Touchy?  Read This!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shift workers only sleep 5-6 hours a day, leaving most feeling tired and irritable.  Bad tempers can lead to job loss or divorce if not managed properly.  ]]></description>
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		<title>This Emotional Life &#8211; Following up on &#8220;Stumbling on Happiness&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Gilbert, professor at Harvard and best selling author of &#8220;Stumbling on Happiness,&#8221; hosts this PBS show, This Emotional Life, starting Monday, January 4th.  The show will explore ways to improve social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive and resilient as individuals. 
Many people from all walks of life are profiled, including every day moms, [...]]]></description>
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