Articles tagged under ‘Depression’

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• An introduction to self-compassion

  A look at the emerging evidence on a meditation-based approach that promises relief from depression, anxiety and rumination.

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• Webinar recording: Improve mental health in your workplace

  An introduction to the Workplace Alliance and Beyondblue's workplace mental health initiative

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• Psychological Cases: prevention is better than the cure

  The workplace is a social environment. For many, this is one of the most enjoyable aspects of their job. For others, depending on the workplace, the negative impacts on their psychology can be enormous.

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• Mental Health and Cancer

  The diagnosis of any serious disease can have an impact on mental health; for the person afflicted as well as their family and friends.

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• Role Summary: Psychologist

  Psychology is the study of the mind and associated behaviours. A psychologist's focus may be on either individuals or groups.

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• Webinar Recording: Adjustment Disorder and Work

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• Recorded webinar: Helping a discouraged employee

  This webinar looks at ways that everyone can make a positive contribution towards improving the mental health of a person who appears to be struggling.

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• Costs of 'job strain' related depression

  What is job strain? How is it linked to depression? And what are the associated costs? New Australian research has the answers...

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• The broad reach of suicide

  The burden of suicide in Australia is comparable with other major, better understood chronic diseases.

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• Stigma and mental illness

  What is stigma? What are some consequences of stigma? How might stigma manifest in the workplace? And what can you do about it?

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• Signs of suicide

  How to look out for and deal with signs of suicide in your workplace.

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• Let's introduce mental health first aiders in the workplace.

  Want some questions about depression at work answered? Check out our interview with Dr Fehmidah Munir, one of the UK researchers responsible for the Loughborough University's study into the role of depression in returning to work.

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• Top ten tips to help employees with depression

  Productive employment probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of depression. But helping employees with depression stay at work is good for everybody. Our top ten tips show you how it's done...

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• Rehabilitating after mental illness

  With dignity and respect, self-responsibility and supportive relationships, return to work after mental illness is achievable.

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• Returning to work after depression

  RTW Matters speak with Clare Shann from beyondblue, the national depression initiative, about returning to work after depression.

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• From fighting cancer to fostering Cancer Voices

  Cancer survivor John Stubbs talks about his journey back to good health and back to work, in a hugely important role.

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• In body but not mind - presenteeism in the workplace

  Sometimes employees need return to work assistance even while they're still physically in the workplace.

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• Silence speaks louder...

  A sad and sometimes sordid tale of how politics, depression and all too familiar organisational silence contributed to failed RTW.

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• Is exercise really a good way to self-manage depression?

  For people who are looking for a natural, drug-free way to manage their depression, a recent study confirms that exercise can be a fantastic option. It's especially important for those who may not want to take medication or go to therapy.

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• Benevolence at work

  A sense of being able to give is linked to less stress and depression at work.

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• Targeted prevention of long-term sickness absence

  Some prevention strategies go the distance, reducing long term sickness absence even five years post-intervention. Others have short term benefits only. Does mental health complicate effectiveness?

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• Back pain RTW delayed by poor mental health

  Depression and anxiety delay sustained RTW for workers with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. New mental health problems lead to larger delays than pre-existing problems – and men are more vulnerable to delay than women.

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• A new look at depression and RTW

  Clinical treatment combined with workplace changes is the most promising approach for improving RTW for people with depression, but improved healthcare offers benefits too.

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• We need better workplace interventions for common mental disorders

  Tackle the psychosocial work environment if you want to see higher productivity, less sickness absence and timely, durable RTW for workers with CMDs such as depression and anxiety, say Swedish researchers.

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• Evidence-based treatment for combined depression and anxiety

  Anxiety and depression commonly go together but can be daunting to treat. A Dutch depression expert wants us to take heart: by treating one condition you often reduce symptoms of both.

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• Mean streets take toll on taxi drivers

  High levels of mental exertion depression are rife amongst taxi drivers, but greater workplace support and civility might help ease the strain.

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• Work injury and deaths of despair

  Research from the US confirms a connection between work absences of more than a week and deaths from drug overdose and suicide.

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• High demands + low control = depression, anxiety

  New evidence strengthens link between job strain and common mental health disorders, with researchers arguing low control may be more damaging than high demands.

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• Intervention practices for depression in the workplace

  Researchers from Canada sought to summarise the research on interventions for depression in the workplace.

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• The impact of values

  Can employees' values improve their happiness, absence rates and health?

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• Why work gets us down...

  Understanding the causes of depression in the workplace

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• Depression: Optimising care for the employee and the workplace

  Depression exacerbates and prolongs pain. What does this mean for the workplace?

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• Mismanaging depression

  What are the barriers to effective management of depression in the workplace?

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• Injury blues

  What factors increase the risk of injured workers developing depression?

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• Does talking cure fight depression?

  Psychotherapies are an important but underutilised part of depression treatment

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• Depression and antidepressants

  Clinical principles for the use of antidepressants, and the effectiveness of other treatments in preventing relapse

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• Empowering employers to fight depression

  A short guide to depression busting in the workplace

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• Challenges and opportunities for preventing depression

  This article explores some of the ways to manage and prevent major depression in the workplace.

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• Recognising depression at work

  We all know depression is a problem, but do we recognise depression when we see it?

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• The business of depression

  There is a good business case for educating your workforce about depression

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• Depression, anxiety, fatigue: the unproductive trinity

  Productivity suffers when workers are depressed - but are some depressed workers more prone to productivity loss than others?