A framework to create more mentally healthy workplaces: A viewpoint.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry
; 52(1): 15-23, 2018 01.
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| ID: mdl-28835112
ABSTRACT
Mental illness is now the leading cause of long-term sickness absence among Australian workers, with significant costs to the individual, their employers and society more broadly. However, to date, there has been little evidence-informed guidance as to what workplaces should be doing to enhance their employees' mental health and wellbeing. In this article, we present a framework outlining the key strategies employers can implement to create more mentally healthy workplaces. The five key strategies outlined are as follows (1) designing work to minimise harm, (2) building organisational resilience through good management, (3) enhancing personal resilience, (4) promoting early help-seeking and (5) supporting recovery and return to work. A narrative review is utilised to outline the theoretical evidence for this framework and to describe the available research evidence for a number of key example interventions for each of the five strategies. While each workplace needs to develop tailored solutions, the five strategy framework proposed in this review will hopefully provide a simple framework for employers and those advising them to use when judging the adequacy of existing services and considering opportunities for further enhancements.
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Assunto principal:
Psicoterapia
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Saúde Mental
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Saúde Ocupacional
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Local de Trabalho
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article