Un-oppressing the Impacts of Depression

The mental illness of depression is a low mood set that is bot mentally strenuous and physically exhausting. Depression is a widespread and seemingly growing epidemic in the work force today, and surpasses personal influences and reaches economic effects. Individuals with this illness feel sad, anxious, hopeless, helpless empty, guilty, irritable, hurt or even restless. They lose interest in activities that were once exciting or pleasurable to them once. Individuals in a depressive state may also experience loss of appetite or overeating, experience troubles concentrating, remember details or making decisions. Suicidal thoughts can emerge in this state of depression along with insomnia, loss of energy, aches, pains and digestive problems. Depressive illness can significantly affect an individual’s ability retain and regain meaningful employment. This mood disorder is in desperate need to be put forth on the figurative table and adjusted for in the workplace as it has a considerable effect on business outcome and personal productivity. Psychological assessment and awareness is to be implemented by employers for the benefit of the employees and the working order of the business in hand. This mental disorder is a prevalent, immobilizing psychological ailment that has outreaching affects, personal and economical (Hirschfeld, Montgomery, et al., 2000). In the US research has concluded that 1.8 to 3.6 percent of the labor force suffers from major depressive disorder (Richard, 2001). These employees experiencing depression are going to be extensively less proactive in their work schedule that’s even if they show up to work. Studies done have conclude that of the average employee workforce seventeen to 21 percent will experience short... ... middle of paper ... ...1). Depression in the workplace: Costs and barriers to treatment. Psychiatric Services, 52(7), 1639-1643. Hirschfeld, R., Montgomery, S., Keller, M., Kasper, S., Schatzberg, A., Moller, H., et al. (2000). Social functioning in depression: a review. J Clin Psychiatry, 61(4):268–75 Kessler, R., Barber, C., Birnbaum, H., Frank, H., Greenberg, P., Rose, R., Simon, G., and Wang, P. (1999). Depression in the workplace: effects on short-term disability. Health Affairs, 18(5), 163-171. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.18.5.163 Richard , R. (2001). Depression in the workplace: Costs and barriers to treatment. Psychiatric Services, 52(12), doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.12.1639 Lerner, D., Adler, D.A., Chang, H., Lapitsky, L., Mood, M.Y., Perissinotto, C., et al. (2004). Unemployment, job retention, and productivity loss among employees with depression. Psychiatric Services, 55, 1371-1378.