Mental Health and the Workplace - POST Note

Published 25 October 2012 | POST notes POST PN 422

Authors: Peter Border

Topic: Benefits policy, Disability discrimination, Employment, Equality, Health services, Mental health

Poor mental health in the workplace is detrimental to individuals and businesses. This note summarises how the workplace affects mental health and vice versa. It describes the barriers to gaining and retaining employment and looks at ways of tackling mental health in the workplace and through healthcare services.

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