An article from the British Journal of Wellbeing about the importance of employment to mental health. Working for Wellbeing
How to survive workplace stress in the recession
Ruth, a company consultant, used to work 16-hour days. “I would get up at 4am and be at my computer by 4.30am,” she says. “I was working six, often seven, days a week. I didn’t see my husband for months. Even when we’d go away for the weekend, I’d take a laptop. Whenever I complained [...]
Millions resign or call in sick as Monday Blues bite in recession
A study for the mental health charity Mind found that almost 20 per cent of people had claimed they were ill because they could not cope with pressure in the office. Eight per cent of the population left a job last year due to stress and more than a quarter of people said their weekend [...]
Stress link to financial squeeze
Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise in mental health problems, the charity says. A survey for Mind suggests that one in 11 British workers has been to the GP for stress and anxiety from the financial squeeze. Read the full article here
Health@Work says Liverpool workers are suffering mental health illnesses
A LIVERPOOL charity is warning that mental health illness among employees is on the rise after the sustained recession. Health@Work has highlighted a new report revealing that 47% of workers are experiencing depressive symptoms during the recession which is five times higher than levels recorded before the slump. Read the full article here
Free health adviceline for small businesses
In order to improve health through work, the Government is supporting a free health advice line. This line provides small business managers with expert advice and guidance to support team members experiencing ill health. It is currently being piloted in West London and from 1 April 2010 will be extended across the whole of London [...]
MENTAL HEALTH FALLOUT: Stress of job loss can trigger wide range of reactions, from anxiety to depression
Losing a job can be emotional, but those who are unemployed may face a host of anxiety-producing situations on top of being out of work. These include the frustration of not being able to find another job, having to pay the same number of bills with less income, losing identity and struggling to feel valuable, [...]
Mental health at work: new NHS Employers initiative
NHS Employers launched a national campaign today (3 March 2010) to end stigma against NHS workers suffering from mental ill health. The campaign, ‘Open your Mind’, will also work to improve employment rates for those with mental health conditions and help NHS trusts create better working environments for all staff. Nick Martindale looks at the [...]
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Heightened anxiety
If you still have a job, you’re lucky indeed. But sometimes it just doesn’t feel that way. Survivor guilt has been replaced by survivor stress. Early in this recession it was not unusual for people to feel a twinge of remorse when co-workers were laid off and they weren’t. But two years of layoffs, buyouts, [...]
