"The Mental Health Index: U.S. Worker Edition" revealed that incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder risk in Americans grew 83% during the COVID-19 pandemic and has surged 61% over the past six months.
The increasing cases from the coronavirus delta variant and the recent push by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reinstate mask mandates have been causing the increase of PTSD risk.
"It is beginning to feel like we are back where we started," Matthew Resteghini, chief marketing officer of Total Brain, told Cision PR Newswire. "The good news is that we have learned much since March 2020. We know what is needed to support the mental health of our employees – candid conversations, empathetic leadership, flexibility, transparent and frequent communications, and robust mental health offerings that meet the needs of diverse employee populations. Employers have the opportunity to put into action important lessons learned; the success of their employees and their businesses depend on it."
According to Total Brain, the data it gathered from the neuroscientific brain assessments showed that employees ages 40 to 59 are experiencing anxiety, stress and negativity.
The study also noted that this age group reported the risk of general anxiety increased 94% over last month, stress increased 15% over last month and conscious negativity bias increased 10% over last month.
Powered by Total Brain, a mental health and brain performance self-monitoring and self-care platform, "The Mental Health Index: U.S. Worker Edition" uses standardized digital tasks and questions to compile the data drawn from a weekly randomized sample of 500 working Americans.
