E236 - How Can We Better Define “Mental Health”?

Human Factors Cast

Feb 25 2022 • 1 hr

This week on the show, we talk about what the term “mental health” really means and its impact on Human Factors. We also check in with the community about what keeps us excited and motivated about Human Factors and User Experience, how to store research, and our opinions on sign up vs. sign in.

Episode Link: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/236


Recorded live on February 24th, 2022, hosted by Nick Roome & Barry Kirby.

| Get help with mental health:

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/node/18

| News:

Researchers call for greater clarity over what constitutes ‘a mental health problem’

https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/researchers-call-for-greater-clarity-over-what-constitutes-a-mental-health-problem/

Image Source: Pexels

| It Came From:

Established professionals - What has gotten you excited about UX and your job in the last quarter? | HitherAndYawn | /r/userexperience

Long term archive of research outputs? | fox_91 | /r/userexperience

Why is sign-up ultra prominent nowadays but sign-in gets buried? | AdequateElderberry | /r/userexperience


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