Stress has been defined in a number of ways by a number of different individuals, but everyone agrees that stress is experienced by all workers in the business world no matter what their position. Stress is the body's reaction to any demand...

Lay term applied to an episode of psychiatric disorder; commonly associated in the public eye with precipitation by STRESS. Despite widespread use, the term is of little value as it has no specific meaning, and it is not used professionally. IAN...

Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden, acute attack of mental illness such as depression or anxiety. When used in common social discourse, the term often has pejorative connotations. Specific...

After closing large state institutions for the mentally ill, the Weld administration has trumpeted the access, quality and cost-effectiveness of its managed mental health care system. In Greater Boston, at least, that system appears to be coming unhinged. The Boston area, which includes...

Refusal by the courts to declare post-hospitalization treatment of the mentally ill a right makes more urgent the responsibility of the Legislature and the Weld administration to move ahead with programs that cope with the reality. The narrow ruling by the Supreme Judicial...