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miercuri, 6 octombrie 2010

Half Of Employees Suffering From Depression Are Not Diagnosed

Depression in the workplace is a phenomenon that grows in times of recession that adversely affect productivity.

Three in ten workers suffer each year because of problems related to their emotional and social health - anxiety, panic, difficulty sleeping, loss of libido, low energy and depression, smoking, excessive aggression in interaction with others.

Also, 50% of employees suffering from depression are not diagnosed, says a report published on the website of the Labour Inspectorate of Bucharest.

Unfortunately, too few companies or institutions from Romania call from diagnostic services and treatment of emotional problems of employees, physicians and psychologists warn.

Methods to prevent stress at work

"The most effective method for preventing stress at work is the employee assistance programs and services for human resources managers and specialists," says psychologist at the Mind Institute Bogdana Badger.

The vast majority of psychological support services staff are now focused on solving personal problems and difficulties at work that affect work performance.Psychological support services employees may be multiple:

1. screening services for depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse consul, stress and comprehensive assessment services (medical and psychological);

2. counseling and psychotherapy for the employee and his family;

3. crisis counseling;

4. training services for employees: performance management, time management, stress management, career management, emotional control, anger management, decision making and problem solving;

Services to the managers and HR professionals are represented in particular critical incident management and advice in developing programs to assist employees in the company.

When the company uses psychological support services are allocated a consultant from the service provider who is program manager in the company, which aims to facilitate the implementation of the program together with someone in human resources department