Main description:

This book offers a guide to better understanding models of workplace mental health, as well as best practices for mental health professionals, employee assistance groups, employers and employees alike.

The cost of depression at the workplace is staggering, both in terms of absenteeism and productivity loss while at work, and in terms of human and family suffering. Depression is highly prevalent and affects employees' concentration, decision-making skills and memory, contributing to accidents and quality issues. Analyses indicate that the returns on investment for workplace mental health programs are significant, with employers reporting lower productivity-related financial losses and less need staff turnover due to mental health conditions. The book also addresses substance use and misuse, and ways to address such problems.

Contents:

1. Healthy Minds at Work: Challenges and Strategies for BusinessesJohn F. Greden, Rosalind Garcia-Tosi, Anne White Harrington
2. The Economic Impact of Depression in the WorkplaceKyle L. Grazier
3. Workplace Mental Health in Canada - Towards a Digital FutureKathleen Qu, Sam Ozersky
4. Australian ExperiencesKym Jenkins, Samuel B. Harvey
5. United Kingdom ExperiencesMatthew Shaw
6. Implementing an Economic Evaluation of a Workplace Mental Health Intervention: A PrimerCarolyn S. Dewa, Jeffrey S. Hoch
7. Cognitive Dysfunction in the Workplace: Focus on DepressionRaymond W. Lam, Carol Persad
8. Assessment and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the WorkplaceDanielle S. Taubman, Vytas Velyvis, Sagar V. Parikh
9. Substance Use DisordersJustine W. Welsh, Yujia Shentu, J. Wesley Boyd
10. Suicide Prevention in the WorkplaceMaggie G. Mortali, Christine Moutier
11. Work Associated TraumaJoshua C. Morganstein, James C. West, Robert J. Ursano
12. Corporate Strategies - Healthplan and Insurer's PerspectiveHyong Un, Laurel Pickering
13. Mindfulness-based Workplace Interventions for Wellness PromotionAnthony P. King