If you have depression, do you persevere or do you risk telling your manager? If you are a manager, what can you do to support the employee and ensure the job is done?

Figures suggest that more than ten percent of people in the workforce struggle with depression. Both employees and their managers are looking for the same outcome: recovery and return to best functioning. Tackling Depression at Work explains the key issues that arise and offers proven strategies that employees and managers can use. Topics of discussion include:

• the importance of education about depression and bipolar disorder
• how to support an employee without crossing boundaries
• the destigmatisation of mood disorders
• the sensitive issues of disclosure and privacy.

With insightful advice from workers who have learned to manage their disorder on the job, this book offers invaluable support for any worker with depression. It is also an essential resource for all line managers, human resource managers and mental health professionals.

About the Author

Kerrie Eyers is a psychologist, teacher and editor with many years' experience in mental health, based at the Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia.

Gordon Parker is Scientia Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales and Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia. He is a renowned researcher with over 30 years' experience with mood disorders.

Reviews

"A practical and positive guide for both employees and their employers" Gerry Harvey, Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd

"Depression in the workplace needs to be better understood, spoken about and dealt with. This book offers refreshing insights for everyone involved" Sharan Burrow, former president, ACTU, and General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation

"A practical and positive guide for both employees and their employers" Gerry Harvey, Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd

"Depression in the workplace needs to be better understood, spoken about and dealt with. This book offers refreshing insights for everyone involved" Sharan Burrow, former president, ACTU, and General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation

"It's a terrific book, which encourages individuals to take responsibility for their condition, and has a solid message for managers: 'Any workplace can have "declared" core values, but it is the "real" core values that are important.'" - Occupational Health [at Work], Vol 7 [6], April-May 2011

Book Information
ISBN 9780415601726
Author Kerrie Eyers
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 226g