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Taking Care of Business: APA's Workplace Partnership: "It's just business...Don't take it personally." With sayings like that, it's no wonder that the business and mental health communities often seem at odds with one another. After all, our profession is centered on people, while business is centered on profit. More and more, however, business is paying attention to its people - its employees - and their mental health. Why? It's too costly to ignore.
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in Psychiatric News 10/19/07>>
Europeans
Report Work Factors That Impact Their Mental Health:
Over 20 percent of
Europeans report that they feel stressed by their work, with discrimination,
sexual harassment, bullying, and physical violence all taking their toll on
psychological well-being. Read
more in Psychiatric News 10/19/07>>
Workplace
Depression Programs Reduce Symptoms, Increase Productivity:
Employees who participated
in a workplace depression intervention program had fewer symptoms of the
disorder and were far more productive than depressed employees who didn't
participate, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health report in
the Journal of the American Medical Association. Depression in workers cost
U.S. businesses
billions of dollars each year in lost productively and other expenses. A ULCA
researcher who wrote an accompanying editorial noted that the study offers a
compelling argument for businesses to invest in depression care and would help
"many families" in addition to the workforce. Read
more from Reuters 09/25/07>>
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