In her debut blog, Brittany Oldale collaborates with Sarah Watts to summarise a grounded theory study that sought to create a postvention theory for how to support colleagues’ following a colleague’s suicide within the NHS.
[read the full story...]Reducing stigma and sickness absence: can a low intensity psychological intervention help us ‘Prevail’?
Emmeline Lagunes-Cordoba summarises a cluster randomised controlled trial exploring the effectiveness of a low-intensity psychological intervention to reduce mental health stigma and improve help-seeking in the workplace.
[read the full story...]Social Constructions of Menopause: A blog to Celebrate World Menopause Day 2023
This is the second of three-blog posts to celebrate World Menopause Day 2023, Daisy Long looks at the social constructions of menopause based on a paper recently published in the Journal of Aging.
[read the full story...]Menopause in the workplace: A blog to celebrate World Menopause Day 2023
Today, 18th October 2023, is World Menopause Day. It’s the now annual discussion on the impact that menopause has for the individual in the workplace, in the family and in our communities.
[read the full story...]Cost of living linked to depression in healthcare workers
Lisa Lloyd summarises a UK-based cohort study investigating the associations between financial concerns and the development of depression in healthcare workers.
[read the full story...]In at the deep end: workplace pandemic difficulties faced by medical students and junior doctors
Olga Lainidi summarises a qualitative study capturing the stories of medical students and junior doctors about the workplace difficulties they faced during the pandemic.
[read the full story...]What’s the relationship between occupational physical activity, workplace stress and depression?
In her debut blog, Olga Lainidi summarises a study of Brazilian workers, which finds that occupational physical activity is linked to both workplace stress and depression.
[read the full story...]Workplace discrimination and depression: new Danish workforce study explores the links
Olga Lainidi explores a prospective cohort study from Denmark, which establishes a relationship between workplace discrimination and the onset of a depressive disorder.
[read the full story...]New Wellcome report on #WorkplaceMentalHealth
Andy Bell looks at a new report from the Wellcome Trust entitled: Putting science to work – Understanding what works for workplace mental health.
[read the full story...]Cost-effective strategies for mental health workplace intervention
Chris Sampson summarises a review on the cost-effectiveness of mental health workplace interventions, which presents up-to-date evidence on the different things that employers can do to help those in their workforce affected by mental health problems or substance misuse.
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