Mental Health at Work

Work Place Depression Common in Healthcare Workers

The Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a study looking at the rate of work place depression from years 2004-2006 in workers ages 18-64. They found that each year, about 7% of full time workers experienced major depression, and the highest rates of depression occurred [...]

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Bipolar Disorder in the Work Place

Both Forbes and BusinessWeek reported on a newly published study by Dr. Ronald Kessler in the September 2006 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry (see Abstract). Dr. Kessler and his colleagues concluded that employers should look at the cost of mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder, and suggest additional studies to look at [...]

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UK Mental Health Worker Opens Up About Bipolar Disorder

BBC News Online published a story about Robert Westhead, a 33-year old National Institute of Mental Health (NIHME) worker who suffered from bipolar disorder. Robert began experiencing symptoms at age 19 and became seriously ill with severe mood swings. His moodswings happened in cycles of 8 days where he would be manic for 8 days [...]

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