I am a strong advocate for employee mental health support from upper management, who I feel hold the lion’s share of responsibility for creating and sustaining a healthy workplace climate. I have considerable experience guiding employer human resource offices with assessing and evaluating the quality of workplace mental health.
Recently, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report that is absolutely essential reading for visitors to this page. It is The U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being (2022). For more information on workplace mental health, I highly recommend reviewing the 2022 Mind the Workplace Report from Mental Health America.
>> Note: Additional related research on toxic workplace environments and workplace bullying and research on burnout in the professions is also available from Grad-Mentor.
Academic Literature
2023
- {NEW} An Integrated Approach to Workplace Mental Health: A Scoping Review of Instruments that can Assist Organizations with Implementation (2023), by A Nebbs, et. al, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- {NEW} The Role of Mental Health on Workplace Productivity: A Critical Review of the Literature (2023), by Claire de Oliveira, et. al, published in the journal Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
- {NEW} Evidence for the Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Mental Health-Related Stigma in the Workplace: A Systematic Review (2023), by Monika Ditta Toth, et. al, published in the journal BMJ Open: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- {NEW} Universal, Selective and Indicated Interventions for Supporting Mental Health at the Workplace: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses (2023), by Clara Miguel, et. al, published in the BMJ Journals: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- {NEW} Racial Disparities in the Workplace: The Impact of Isolation on Perceived Organizational Support and Job Satisfaction (2023), by Erin Pullen, et. al, published in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
- {NEW} A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Daily Workplace well-being Program for Community Mental Health Workers–An Integrative Body-mind-spirit Approach (2023), by Siu-man NG, et. al, published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
- {NEW} Beyond Medicalized Approaches to Violence and Trauma: Empowering Social Work Practice (2023), by Nancy Ross, et. al, published in the Journal of Social Work
2020-2022 - Workers Appreciate and Seek Mental Health Support in the Workplace: Results of the American Psychological Association Work and Well-being Survey (2022), from the American Psychological Association
- Rebuilding the Workplace to Promote Young Workers’ Mental Health (2022), by Sarah Louise Parry, et. al, published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management
- A Systematic Review of the Evidence Relating to Disclosure of Psychological Distress by Mental Health Professionals within the Workplace (2022), by Aliya Zamir, et. al, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Workplace Age Discrimination and Social-Psychological Well-being (2022), by Vincent J. Riscigno, et. al, published in the journal Society and Mental Health
- Theory of Workplace Trauma: A New Perspective for the Management Field (2022), by Louise Black & Dale Mancini, published in the Journal of Marketing & Management
- Workplace Trauma and Chronic Stressor Exposure among Direct Service Providers Working with People Experiencing Homelessness (2022), by Nick Kerman, et. al, published in the Journal of Mental Health
- Workplace Interventions to Reduce Occupational Stress for Older Workers: A Systematic Review (2022), by Daniel Subel, et. al, published in the the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Climate Change Effects on Mental Health: Are there Workplace Implications? (2022), by SK Brooks & N Greengerg, published in the journal Occupational Medicine
- Workplace Bullying and Mental Health (2021), by Paul Maurice Conway, et. al, published in the textbook Pathways of Job-Related Negative Behaviour (ed, Premilla D’Cruz, et. al)
- Assessing the Psychosocial Work Environment in Relation to Mental Health: A Comprehensive Approach (2021), by Faraz V. Shahidi, et. al, published in the journal Annals of Work Exposures and Health
- Coping with Workplace Sexual Harassment: Social Media as an Empowered Outcome (2021), by Akanksha Malik, et. al, published in the Journal of Business Research
- A Participatory Intervention to Improve the Psychosocial Work Environment and Mental Health in Human Service Organizations: A Mixed Methods Evaluation Study (2021), by Emma Cedstrand, et. al, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Fidelity in Workplace Mental Health Intervention Research: A Narrative Review (2021), by Deniz Fikretoglu, et. al, published in the journal Work & Stress
- Long-term Improvement of Psychological Well-being in the Workplace: What and How (2021), by Xiangdan Piao & Shunsuke Managi, published in the journal Social Science & Medicine
- Coping with the Crisis: The Effects of Psychological Capital and Coping Behaviors on Perceived Stress (2021), by Sherry A. Maykrantz, et. al, published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management
- Psychological Distress and its Associations with Psychosocial Work Environment Factors in Four Professional Groups: A Cross-Sectional Study (2021), by Tore Bonskasen, et. al, published in the journal Nursing & Health Sciences
- Workplace Stress and Health–The Connection to Quality Management (2020), by Stefan Lagrosen & Yvonne Lagrosen, published in the journal Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
- To Disclose or Not to Disclose: A Multi-stakeholder Focus Group on Mental Health Issues in the Work Environment (2020), by E.P.M. Brouwers, et. al, published in the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
- Differences between Women and Men in the Relationship between Psychosocial Stressors at Work and Work Absence due to Mental Health Problem (2020), by Mahee Gilbert-Ouimet, published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Workplace Stress and Discrimination Effects on the Physical and Depressive Symptoms of Underrepresented Minority Faculty (2020), by Ruth Enid Zambrana, et. al, published in the journal Stress and Health
2017-2019 - Mental Health Promotion in Male-dominated Workplaces: Perspectives of Male Employees and Workplace Representatives (2019), by Cherisse L. Seaton, et. al, published in the journal Psychology of Men & Masculinities
- The Effect of Organizational Changes on the Psychosocial Work Environment: Changes in Psychosocial Working Conditions Following Organizational Changes (2019), by Lise Flovik, et. al, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology
- Effect of Workplace Stress Management Strategies on Employees’ Efficiency (2019), by Dr. Chandra Sekhar Patro & Dr. K. Sudesh Kumar, published in the International Journal of Scientific Development and Research
- The Economic Impact of Depression in the Workplace (2019), by Kyle L. Grazier, published in the textbook Mental Health in the Workplace
- Psychosocial Work Conditions and Mental Health: Examining Differences Across Mental Illness and Well-being Outcomes (2019), by Jonathan K. Fan, et. al, published in the journal Annals of Work Exposures and Health
- Organizational Change and Employee Mental Health (2019), by Lise Flovik, et. al, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment, & Health
- A Global Perspective on Promoting Workplace Mental Health and the Role of Employee Assistance Programs (2019), by Mark Attridge, et. al, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion
- The Association between Exposure to Psychosocial Work Factors and Mental Health in Older Employee: A 3-Year Follow-up Study (2018), by Bo M. Havermans, et. al, published in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- The Role of Work-Related Factors in the Development of Psychological Distress and Associated Mental Disorders: Differential Views of Human Resource Managers, Occupational Physicians, Primary Care Physicians and Psychotherapists in Germany (2018), by Florian Junne, et. al, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Organizational Change and Employee Burnout: The Moderating Effects of Support and Job Control (2017), by Arla Day, et. al, published in the journal Safety Science
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