Providing Quality Mental Healthcare in the Workplace

Table of Contents

S .no . Introduction Pg . no

1 . Scope of the study 05

2 . Chapter 1 : Introduction 07

3 . Chapter 2 : Literature Review 12

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7 . Chapter 3 : Methodology 29

8 . Chapter 4 : Results and Data analysis 40

10 . Results 43 ?Explain the prevalence of anxiety and depressive diss at the workplace , their economic and social costs , and their effects on productivity and functioning at work ?Recall the wider consequences of anxiety and depression at the workplace , beyond

the affected individual , and the adverse effects of not offering quality mental health care ?Comment on employees ' access to mental health care , who should provide this care , and whether the cost of providing high-quality care is warranted by subsequent increases in productivity

Abstract

Objective : Employers provide most American mental health benefits and are increasingly cost conscious . However , commonplace anxiety and depressive diss have enormous economic and workplace performance costs

Methods

We performed multiple literature searches on several areas of pertinent research (and on key articles ) covering the past 5 years

Results : Substantial research exists about anxiety and depression costs such as performance and productivity , absenteeism , presenteeism disability , physical disability exacerbation , mental health treatment increased medical care costs , exacerbating of physical illness , and studies of mental health care limitations and cost-offset . Research addressing the potential value of higher quality mental health care is limited

Conclusions

Commonplace anxiety and depressive diss are costly in the workplace . Employers and researchers remain largely unaware of the value of quality care and psychiatric skills . Effective solutions involve the increased use of psychiatric skills and appropriate treatment ( J Occup Environ Med . 2005 47 :1099-1109

Table 1-1 : Structure of Dissertation

Chapter 2 : Literature Review

The extended working hours not only adversely effect the productivity of an employee but also affect the emotional and social setting of the family and community . Although technical workers are in severe demand due to the increase in technology use and automation of organizations but on the other hand these workers are more in requirement of implementation of work life balance principles . Since their work involve more mental fatigue and psychological concentration . The increased working hours pose several external costs to the employees and employers both . They give rise to different health problems such as heart problems , high blood pressure , gastrointestinal diss , psychological wellbeing and circadian disruption . The resulting increase in sick leave makes the organization bear the cost of the illness of employee . The external cost effect thus transfers to society in shape of increasing tax burden on taxpayers and on Government for the provision of more social care facilities (Dawson , McCulloch and Baker , 2001

The increase in the working hours also poses a cost to the family and community of the worker , as he cannot find time for his social life This give rises to the conflicts in the families and community , which not only effect the health of the employee but also decrease the productivity level . Another cost which can be imposed on the company is...