Mental health must be top priority in workplace healthcare

ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, IN RECENT YEARS DEPRESSION HAS CREPT UP THE LADDER TO BECOME THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ILL HEALTH & DISABILITY WORLDWIDE AND IN THE UK, AT ANY TIME, ONE IN FOUR ADULTS REPORTS THEMSELVES AS SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY OR PHOBIA OR OCD.

Already an existing societal and economical issue to contend with, there is absolutely no doubt that the recent pandemic has exacerbated the problem. Any major event that results in widespread fear, grief and isolation is going to have a profound impact on the psychological wellbeing of large segments of the population – all the more so when a society is collectively expected to absorb any oppressive feelings, whilst managing the threat that catastrophic events may recur if it dares to stop worrying.

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