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Opinion: The mental health stigma in the workplace

I'm a practicing clinical psychotherapist and I see a lot of employees within the law sector. Many of them find themselves suffering with anxiety related problems or depression because their bosses are overworked, inefficient or stressed out themselves. Quite often I will see a top executive who suddenly finds themselves with burnout with no premorbid symptoms. Employers are now responsible for stress management within the work place, it is in everyone's interest to put a stress management policy in place and to keep a regular check on it. I sometimes work alongside HR departments helping their employees who are not being effective at work because they do not know how to deal with stress, I hope the number in the law sector will decline with time.

28-Sep-2009

5:15 pm