CONTENTS 

Beliefs and attitudes
Motivation
Communication
Psychological health conditions
      General 
      Anxiety
      Depression
Workplace stress
      Overview
      Prevention
      Management

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   PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS 

  General

 Anxiety 

 

Workplace Mental Health - What You Need to Know About Anxiety (US – American Psychiatric Foundation) Anxiety disorders are medical illnesses. They are chronic, relentless and can grow worse if left untreated. Anxiety disorders do not discriminate. They affect men and women, young and old, and people of all races, cultures and incomes.

What is an Anxiety Disorder (Australia – beyondblue) Types of anxiety disorders, signs and symptoms, risks, treatments, helping yourself, helping others   Help Sheets – Anxiety (Australia – Dr Timothy J Sharp) Anxiety Fact Sheet

 

 

Beyondblue (Australia – The National Depression Initiative) Aims to build a society that understands and responds to the personal and social impact of depression, works to prevent it, and improve the quality of life for every one affected.   the MoodGYM (Australia – Australian National University) Online training program – for preventing depression. Why you feel the way you do, changing the way you think, changing 'warped' thoughts, knowing what makes you upset, assertiveness and interpersonal skills training.    Help Sheets – Depression (Australia – Dr Timothy J Sharp) Depression Fact Sheet

Depression in the Workplace Program (Australia – beyondblue) Training program Australia only. The program consists of providing trainers or staff with important information about depression and anxiety, what it is (and what it is not), the signs and symptoms associated with these illnesses and how to respond approp in a workplace setting as a manager or a colleague.      Report on the Value of a Screening Program for Depression (US – ACOEM) Informational report on screening for depression together with recommendations.

 

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    WORKPLACE STRESS 

 

Review of work stress VicHealth’s in depth review of work stress assesses the impact of work stress on health, and explores ways of managing work stress.

Work-related stress: care and compensation (Australia - Medical Journal of Australia) An article which addresses the complexity for medical practitioners when treating a patient with compensation claims for stress.

 

 

Work-related stress – good practice (UK – Health & Safety Executive) Examples of policies and procedures, interventions to reduce stress, case studies     Preventing Work-Related Stress a guide for employers in the public sector and community services (Australia – WorkSafe Victoria) This guide provides practical advice to help public sector workplaces understand their legal obligations for workplace consultation and the prevention of risks to psychological and physical health that arise from work-related stress.       Managing stress in the workplace A practical guide to workplace stress from NT WorkSafe

Stress and psychological Injury Information Portal – Research (Australia – Comcare) International and Australian research and advice on preventing and managing psychological injuries at work   Using humour to reduce workplace stress The do’s and don’ts of workplace humour. Humour can help improve the workplace environment, but laughing with not at people is vital.

 

 

Managing Stress in the Workplace (New Zealand - Workinfo) Part of creating a healthy and safe workplace is managing stress in the workplace. Stress arising from workplace factors can result from unmanaged hazards that have the potential to cause both harm and poor business outcomes.   Tips to reduce work pressure A range of nifty tips to reduce work pressures, set out by days of the week. From a New Zealand health (commercial) site.   Stress and psychological Injury Information Portal – Research (Australia – Comcare) International and Australian research and advice on preventing and managing psychological injuries at work

Best practice in rehabilitating employees following absence due to work-related stress (UK – Health & Safety Executive) The emphasis of this research is on identifying specific examples of bestpractice following absence due to stress-related illness. This provides employers with information on different types of practices, and the evidence of their effectiveness.   Personal management of job burnout and job satisfaction, from the Mayo Clinic Understanding symptoms and taking action reduces work stress, and empowers the individual to feel more in control of the situation.