Work and Mental Health : An employers' guide
Doreen M. Miller
Bok Engelsk 2002 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London : : The Royal College of Psychiatrists, , 2002.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (178 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Tables, boxes and figures; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgement; 1 Management of change: the Glaxo Pharmaceuticals case study CHAPTER 1; 2 Legal aspects of mental health in the workplace; 3 Risk management approach to mental health: the London Electricity case study; 4 Mental well-being in the workplace: building the business case; 5 Developing a mental health policy: an outline; 6 Individual and organisational stress; 7 A team approach to managing mental health at work: the AstraZeneca case study; 8 Managing pressure: the Marks & Spencer case study. - 21 The role of mental health professionals22 The role of the liaison psychiatrist; Index. - 9 Supporting mental well-being through the promotion of a balanced lifestyle10 Assessing mental health problems in the workplace; 11 Anxiety, depression, suicide risk, bullying and occupational health interventions; 12 Substance misuse/addiction: alcohol; 13 Substance misuse/addiction: drugs; 14 Anorexia and bulimia; 15 The effects of travel on mental well-being: fear of flying and other psychiatric disorders; 16 Critical incidents and violence at work; 17 Chronic fatigue syndrome; 18 Schizophrenia and delusional disorders; 19 Organic states; 20 Personality disorders in the workplace. - Work-related mental ill health, or 'stress' in the common shorthand, is the major health and safety issue for most employers in the Western world. In the UK alone more than 6.5 million working days are lost each year at a cost to companies of almost £400 million. The cost to society in human as well as financial terms is greater still and the latter has been estimated at some £3.75 billion annually. Forward-looking organisations have been seeking not just to control these costs but to establish working systems that positively enhance mental health. The drivers for commercial organisations
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| Emner | Industrial hygiene -- Great Britain.
Job stress. Mental health. Stress management. mental helse arbeidsliv arbeid ledelse arbeidsgiver arbeidstaker |
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| ISBN | 1901242854. - 9781901242850
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