- Working people with low mood, who may be at risk for developing depression.
- Working people who have developed a mild or major depression.
- Individuals who have been off work for a period of time.
- Partners, family members, friends or workplace colleagues who want to help.
- Employers, supervisors or managers concerned about their staff.
- Treatment providers who would like a tool to use as an adjunct to their clinical treatment.
- Deal with workplace problems so they are less likely to cause depressed mood or lead to depression.
- Reduce the effects of depression and depressed mood on work satisfaction and performance.
- A description of depression, possible causes, and options for treatment.
- Three practical skills, based on scientific evidence, for dealing with depressed mood. Skills are presented in a step-by-step format.
- Stories that show how working people might use these skills.
- An overview of workplace issues that arise for people dealing with depression and depressed mood.
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The prevention kit for work-related mental health problems
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Depression is a mental disorder characterized with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration. It affects individual’s ability to carry everyday responsibilities.
Antidepressant Skills at Work: Dealing with Mood Problems in the Workplace
It focuses on ways to: It includes: “Consortium for Organizational Mental Healthcare” (COMH)
Self-care Resources:
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) involves periods of depression that seem to accompany seasonal changes during the year. Individual has recurrent episodes of depression with alternate periods of normal or high mood, usually in late fall and winter. |
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Anxiety is marked with excessive and uncontrollable worry. A real or an imagined threatening event or situation can cause anxiety, which may impair one’s physical and psychological functioning. Individual suffering from generalized anxiety disorder have symptoms like restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and problems with sleep. There are different types of anxiety disorders including social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder with or without Agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, specific phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, and separation anxiety (in children and youth). Anxiety disorders may co-occur with conditions such as depression or substance abuse. |
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According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition (DSM-IV), substance use is defined as a maladaptive pattern leading to clinically significant impairment or distress. Substance use may lead to a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home, and/or recurrent substance-related legal problems, and/or having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems. |
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This link provides information about referrals for adult patients.
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