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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa018.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://home.cern/news/news/cern/recognise-signs-mental-health-problem\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://home.cern/news/news/cern/recognise-signs-mental-health-problem\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/recognise-signs-mental-health-problem","crawl_time":1773886166,"first_indexed_time":1621952037,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"cern,home!\/news\/news\/cern\/recognise-signs-mental-health-problem s443","src_root_hash":"5172039571693066018","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Recognise the signs of a mental health problem | CERN","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental disorders affect\none in four people in the world\n. Our mental health evolves throughout our lifetime and is influenced by many factors, both internal and external. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of an external factor that puts our mental health under strain.\nWe can feel mentally well while suffering from a mental disorder. We can also feel under mental strain without having a mental disorder, for instance when we experience an unsettling event, such as separation or losing a loved one.\nSo,\nwhen should you take action\n? The signs and symptoms to look out for fall into several categories:\nEmotional: sadness, fear, anxiety, irritability, low self-esteem.\nBehavioural: mood swings, aggression, lack of interest in activities and difficulty performing daily tasks, substance abuse.\nCognitive: significant difficulties concentrating or reasoning normally, memory problems.\nPhysical: headaches, intense fatigue, sleep problems, loss of appetite, rapid heart rate.\nSensory: visual or auditory perception problems.\nThe time to take action is when the symptoms do not subside and they stop you going about your daily life.\nSome of the symptoms of feeling depressed or “down” and being clinically depressed are the same – fatigue, lack of concentration, sleep problems and feeling sad. But people who are just feeling down have milder symptoms that disappear by themselves with time and social interaction. Feeling down is temporary and is a normal part of life, such as when facing a difficulty; it can sometimes just depend on the time of year or there may even be no apparent reason.\nDepression, on the other hand, is an illness. Its symptoms are more intense and are experienced all day long, almost every day, lasting anything from two weeks to several months, and do not depend on the circumstances. The symptoms can interfere with your daily life, making it difficult to communicate, concentrate and retain information, and can therefore have an impact on your social relationships and work. Other possible symptoms are weight gain or loss, somatic problems (e.g. stomach or back pain), despair and dark thoughts.\nDepression can be treated, but proper care and monitoring are essential.\nIf you feel that you would benefit from talking professional or personal matters through with a professional, don’t hesitate to contact us. The Medical Service offers all members of the personnel (MPE and MPA) first-line psychological counselling. 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BIRTH OF WEB, LHC...\n- [\\| en]()\n  - - [en](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/recognise-signs-mental-health-problem)\n    - [fr](https:\/\/home.cern\/fr\/news\/news\/cern\/recognise-signs-mental-health-problem)\n\n[News](https:\/\/home.cern\/news)   [News](https:\/\/home.cern\/news?type=36%0A)   [Topic: At CERN](https:\/\/home.cern\/news?type=36%0A&topic=1118%0A)\n***\n\nVoir en\n\n[français](https:\/\/home.cern\/fr\/news\/news\/cern\/recognise-signs-mental-health-problem)\n# Recognise the signs of a mental health problem\n13 May, 2021\n\n\\|\n\nBy [Medical Service](https:\/\/home.cern\/authors\/medical-service)\n\n[![Recognise the signs of a mental health problem](https:\/\/cds.cern.ch\/images\/CERN-HOMEWEB-PHO-2021-080-1\/file?size=large)](https:\/\/cds.cern.ch\/images\/CERN-HOMEWEB-PHO-2021-080-1 \"View on CDS\")\n\n(Image: CERN)\n\nAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental disorders affect [**one in four people in the world**](https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/28-09-2001-the-world-health-report-2001-mental-disorders-affect-one-in-four-people%20). Our mental health evolves throughout our lifetime and is influenced by many factors, both internal and external. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of an external factor that puts our mental health under strain.\n\nWe can feel mentally well while suffering from a mental disorder. We can also feel under mental strain without having a mental disorder, for instance when we experience an unsettling event, such as separation or losing a loved one.\n\nSo, **when should you take action**? The signs and symptoms to look out for fall into several categories:\n\n- Emotional: sadness, fear, anxiety, irritability, low self-esteem.\n- Behavioural: mood swings, aggression, lack of interest in activities and difficulty performing daily tasks, substance abuse.\n- Cognitive: significant difficulties concentrating or reasoning normally, memory problems.\n- Physical: headaches, intense fatigue, sleep problems, loss of appetite, rapid heart rate.\n- Sensory: visual or auditory perception problems.\n\nThe time to take action is when the symptoms do not subside and they stop you going about your daily life.\n\nSome of the symptoms of feeling depressed or “down” and being clinically depressed are the same – fatigue, lack of concentration, sleep problems and feeling sad. But people who are just feeling down have milder symptoms that disappear by themselves with time and social interaction. Feeling down is temporary and is a normal part of life, such as when facing a difficulty; it can sometimes just depend on the time of year or there may even be no apparent reason.\n\nDepression, on the other hand, is an illness. Its symptoms are more intense and are experienced all day long, almost every day, lasting anything from two weeks to several months, and do not depend on the circumstances. The symptoms can interfere with your daily life, making it difficult to communicate, concentrate and retain information, and can therefore have an impact on your social relationships and work. Other possible symptoms are weight gain or loss, somatic problems (e.g. stomach or back pain), despair and dark thoughts.\n\nDepression can be treated, but proper care and monitoring are essential.\n\nIf you feel that you would benefit from talking professional or personal matters through with a professional, don’t hesitate to contact us. The Medical Service offers all members of the personnel (MPE and MPA) first-line psychological counselling. Appointments with our psychologists, Katia Schenkel and Sébastien Tubau, are free of charge and strictly confidential: <https:\/\/hse.cern\/content\/psychologist>\n\n**Let’s not forget that our mental health is crucial to our overall health.**\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n*For more information:*\n\n- *<https:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/mental-health-strengthening-our-response>*\n- *<https:\/\/www.sante.fr\/comment-prendre-soin-de-sa-sante-mentale> (in French)*\n\n*The next article in this series will look at ways of looking after our mental health.*\n\n[medical service](https:\/\/home.cern\/tags\/medical-service)\n\n## Related Articles\n### [The CERN Medical Service: an essential partne...](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/cern-medical-service-essential-partner-our-occupational-health \"The CERN Medical Service: an essential partner for our occupational health\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n7 March, 2023\n\n### [CERN hosts a COVID-19 vaccination centre](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/cern-hosts-covid-19-vaccination-centre \"CERN hosts a COVID-19 vaccination centre\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n28 September, 2021\n\n### [We can all take steps to look after our menta...](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/we-can-all-take-steps-look-after-our-mental-health-part-ii \"We can all take steps to look after our mental health\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n29 July, 2021\n\n[View all news](https:\/\/home.cern\/news)\n\n## Also On At CERN\n### [Who’s who in the CERN senior leadership team](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/whos-who-cern-senior-leadership-team \"Who’s who in the CERN senior leadership team\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n26 February, 2026\n\n### [Monika Emmanuelle Kazi selected for the secon...](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/monika-emmanuelle-kazi-selected-second-edition-resonance-residency \"Monika Emmanuelle Kazi selected for the second edition of the Resonance residency\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n24 February, 2026\n\n### [Heating homes with the world’s largest partic...](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/heating-homes-worlds-largest-particle-accelerator \"Heating homes with the world’s largest particle accelerator\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n28 January, 2026\n\n### [Presidential visits to CERN](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/presidential-visits-cern-0 \"Presidential visits to CERN\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n28 January, 2026\n\n### [Building a culture for success](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/opinion\/cern\/building-culture-success \"Building a culture for success\")\nAt CERN\n\nOpinion\n\n[Mark Thomson](https:\/\/home.cern\/authors\/mark-thomson)\n\n16 January, 2026\n\n### [Help shape how CERN improves](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/help-shape-how-cern-improves \"Help shape how CERN improves\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n16 January, 2026\n\n### [CERN wishes you a happy 2026](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/cern-wishes-you-happy-2026 \"CERN wishes you a happy 2026\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n5 January, 2026\n\n### [CERN highlights in 2025](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/news\/cern\/cern-highlights-2025 \"CERN highlights in 2025\")\nAt CERN\n\nNews\n\n19 December, 2025\n\n### [Reflecting on all we have achieved together](https:\/\/home.cern\/news\/opinion\/cern\/reflecting-all-we-have-achieved-together \"Reflecting on all we have achieved together\")\nAt CERN\n\nOpinion\n\n[Fabiola Gianotti](https:\/\/home.cern\/authors\/fabiola-gianotti)\n\n19 December, 2025\n\n[View all news](https:\/\/home.cern\/news?audience=24)\n\nFollow Us\n\n[![Facebook icon](https:\/\/home.cern\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/lburdych\/Facebook.png)](http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cern)   [![Instagram icon](https:\/\/home.cern\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/lburdych\/Instagram.png)](http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cern)   [![TikTok icon](https:\/\/home.cern\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/lburdych\/TikTok_0.png)](https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cern_ontiktok)  [![X icon](https:\/\/home.cern\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/lburdych\/X.png)](https:\/\/x.com\/CERN)   [![LinkedIn icon](https:\/\/home.cern\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/lburdych\/LinkedIn.png)](http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cern)   [![Youtube icon](https:\/\/home.cern\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/lburdych\/Youtube.png)](http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/cerntv)\n\n[More Social Media Accounts](https:\/\/linktr.ee\/CERN_official)\n\n## Find us\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/home.cern\/contact)\n- [Getting here](https:\/\/home.cern\/directions)\n\n- CERN\n- Esplanade des Particules 1\n- P.O. 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Our mental health evolves throughout our lifetime and is influenced by many factors, both internal and external. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of an external factor that puts our mental health under strain.\n\nWe can feel mentally well while suffering from a mental disorder. We can also feel under mental strain without having a mental disorder, for instance when we experience an unsettling event, such as separation or losing a loved one.\n\nSo, **when should you take action**? 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Boilerpipe Text	According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental disorders affect one in four people in the world . Our mental health evolves throughout our lifetime and is influenced by many factors, both internal and external. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of an external factor that puts our mental health under strain. We can feel mentally well while suffering from a mental disorder. We can also feel under mental strain without having a mental disorder, for instance when we experience an unsettling event, such as separation or losing a loved one. So, when should you take action ? The signs and symptoms to look out for fall into several categories: Emotional: sadness, fear, anxiety, irritability, low self-esteem. Behavioural: mood swings, aggression, lack of interest in activities and difficulty performing daily tasks, substance abuse. Cognitive: significant difficulties concentrating or reasoning normally, memory problems. Physical: headaches, intense fatigue, sleep problems, loss of appetite, rapid heart rate. Sensory: visual or auditory perception problems. The time to take action is when the symptoms do not subside and they stop you going about your daily life. Some of the symptoms of feeling depressed or “down” and being clinically depressed are the same – fatigue, lack of concentration, sleep problems and feeling sad. But people who are just feeling down have milder symptoms that disappear by themselves with time and social interaction. Feeling down is temporary and is a normal part of life, such as when facing a difficulty; it can sometimes just depend on the time of year or there may even be no apparent reason. Depression, on the other hand, is an illness. Its symptoms are more intense and are experienced all day long, almost every day, lasting anything from two weeks to several months, and do not depend on the circumstances. The symptoms can interfere with your daily life, making it difficult to communicate, concentrate and retain information, and can therefore have an impact on your social relationships and work. Other possible symptoms are weight gain or loss, somatic problems (e.g. stomach or back pain), despair and dark thoughts. Depression can be treated, but proper care and monitoring are essential. If you feel that you would benefit from talking professional or personal matters through with a professional, don’t hesitate to contact us. The Medical Service offers all members of the personnel (MPE and MPA) first-line psychological counselling. Appointments with our psychologists, Katia Schenkel and Sébastien Tubau, are free of charge and strictly confidential: https://hse.cern/content/psychologist Let’s not forget that our mental health is crucial to our overall health. ______ For more information: https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response https://www.sante.fr/comment-prendre-soin-de-sa-sante-mentale (in French) The next article in this series will look at ways of looking after our mental health.
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Our mental health evolves throughout our lifetime and is influenced by many factors, both internal and external. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of an external factor that puts our mental health under strain. We can feel mentally well while suffering from a mental disorder. We can also feel under mental strain without having a mental disorder, for instance when we experience an unsettling event, such as separation or losing a loved one. So, when should you take action? The signs and symptoms to look out for fall into several categories: - Emotional: sadness, fear, anxiety, irritability, low self-esteem. - Behavioural: mood swings, aggression, lack of interest in activities and difficulty performing daily tasks, substance abuse. - Cognitive: significant difficulties concentrating or reasoning normally, memory problems. - Physical: headaches, intense fatigue, sleep problems, loss of appetite, rapid heart rate. - Sensory: visual or auditory perception problems. The time to take action is when the symptoms do not subside and they stop you going about your daily life. Some of the symptoms of feeling depressed or “down” and being clinically depressed are the same – fatigue, lack of concentration, sleep problems and feeling sad. But people who are just feeling down have milder symptoms that disappear by themselves with time and social interaction. Feeling down is temporary and is a normal part of life, such as when facing a difficulty; it can sometimes just depend on the time of year or there may even be no apparent reason. Depression, on the other hand, is an illness. Its symptoms are more intense and are experienced all day long, almost every day, lasting anything from two weeks to several months, and do not depend on the circumstances. The symptoms can interfere with your daily life, making it difficult to communicate, concentrate and retain information, and can therefore have an impact on your social relationships and work. 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Readable Markdown	According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental disorders affect [one in four people in the world](https://www.who.int/news/item/28-09-2001-the-world-health-report-2001-mental-disorders-affect-one-in-four-people). Our mental health evolves throughout our lifetime and is influenced by many factors, both internal and external. The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of an external factor that puts our mental health under strain. We can feel mentally well while suffering from a mental disorder. We can also feel under mental strain without having a mental disorder, for instance when we experience an unsettling event, such as separation or losing a loved one. So, when should you take action? The signs and symptoms to look out for fall into several categories: - Emotional: sadness, fear, anxiety, irritability, low self-esteem. - Behavioural: mood swings, aggression, lack of interest in activities and difficulty performing daily tasks, substance abuse. - Cognitive: significant difficulties concentrating or reasoning normally, memory problems. - Physical: headaches, intense fatigue, sleep problems, loss of appetite, rapid heart rate. - Sensory: visual or auditory perception problems. The time to take action is when the symptoms do not subside and they stop you going about your daily life. Some of the symptoms of feeling depressed or “down” and being clinically depressed are the same – fatigue, lack of concentration, sleep problems and feeling sad. But people who are just feeling down have milder symptoms that disappear by themselves with time and social interaction. Feeling down is temporary and is a normal part of life, such as when facing a difficulty; it can sometimes just depend on the time of year or there may even be no apparent reason. Depression, on the other hand, is an illness. Its symptoms are more intense and are experienced all day long, almost every day, lasting anything from two weeks to several months, and do not depend on the circumstances. The symptoms can interfere with your daily life, making it difficult to communicate, concentrate and retain information, and can therefore have an impact on your social relationships and work. Other possible symptoms are weight gain or loss, somatic problems (e.g. stomach or back pain), despair and dark thoughts. Depression can be treated, but proper care and monitoring are essential. If you feel that you would benefit from talking professional or personal matters through with a professional, don’t hesitate to contact us. The Medical Service offers all members of the personnel (MPE and MPA) first-line psychological counselling. Appointments with our psychologists, Katia Schenkel and Sébastien Tubau, are free of charge and strictly confidential: <https://hse.cern/content/psychologist> Let’s not forget that our mental health is crucial to our overall health. \_\_\_\_\_\_ For more information: - <https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response> - <https://www.sante.fr/comment-prendre-soin-de-sa-sante-mentale> (in French) The next article in this series will look at ways of looking after our mental health.
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