Prävention von Depression und Burnout am Arbeitsplatz

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svenja Niescken ◽  
Ellen Braun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychische Gesundheit ◽  
Psychische Erkrankungen ◽  
Retirement Pension ◽  
Hr Managers

Das Thema „Burnout“ wird vielfach diskutiert und gerät gleichzeitig damit in Gefahr, nicht den angemessenen Stellenwert im Unternehmen zu erreichen. Und doch sind die durch psychische Erkrankungen verursachten Krankenstände und Frühverrentungen ein brisantes Thema für Unternehmen. Im folgenden Artikel werden zum einen die gesundheitlichen Hintergründe näher beleuchtet, aber auch die für die Personalverantwortlichen wesentlichen Themen Strategie, Führung und Kosten. Denn ein konsequentes, präventiv ausgerichtetes Gesundheitsmanagement und eine Integration der Grundsätze gesunder Führung ins Unternehmensleitbild stellen zukünftig einen wichtigen Wettbewerbsfaktor im sich anbahnenden Konkurrenzkampf um spezialisierte Fach- und Führungskräfte dar. Das gilt nicht nur für Konzerne und Großunternehmen, sondern auch für mittlere und kleinere Unternehmen. Psychological stress at the workplace and its potential negative impact like increasing absenteeism and early retirement pension because of mental disorders have risen strongly in the last years. Thus, it has become more and more important for executives and HR managers to early identify stress among their personnel and react appropriately. At the same time, the topic of mental health not only implies risk, but also chances. If the topic is integrated into operational health management efforts consequently, companies can establish a basis for increasing the motivation of their staff and thus to built resilience against future workplace demands. Keywords: psychische gesundheit, problemstellung, personalwirtschaftliche beurteilung, personalkosten, arbeitsunfähigkeit

scholarly journals Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1422
Author(s):  
Evaldas Kazlauskas ◽  
Odeta Gelezelyte ◽  
Auguste Nomeikaite ◽  
Paulina Zelviene
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Adjustment Disorder ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
National Healthcare

Multiple empirical studies have revealed significant pandemic effects of COVID-19 on mental health in various populations. This study aimed to analyze the incidences of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AjD) in national healthcare in 2018–2020 in one of the European countries—Lithuania—and estimate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on PTSD and AjD incidences in 2020. The national healthcare registry was used for estimations of diagnosis of PTSD, AjD, and major depressive disorder (MD). The study revealed that stress-related disorders PTSD and AjD are diagnosed rarely, resulting in a considerable gap between the expected prevalence and incidences of these diagnoses in healthcare in Lithuania. Moreover, a significant decline in mental disorders incidence in healthcare in 2020, in comparison to 2018 and 2019, was found, revealing that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on access to healthcare services and increased barriers for mental disorders treatment. The study indicates that major developments in building up knowledge about the effects of trauma and life stressors on mental health are needed in Lithuania and other countries to increase awareness about stress-related disorders and improve care for trauma survivors, in particular in the context of the pandemics or other large-scale disasters.

Mental health disorders and alcohol misuse among UK military veterans and the general population: a comparison study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Rebecca Rhead ◽  
Deirdre MacManus ◽  
Margaret Jones ◽  
Neil Greenberg ◽  
Nicola T Fear ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Military Health ◽  
Male Veterans ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background For a small minority of personnel, military service can have a negative impact on their mental health. Yet no studies have assessed how the mental health of UK veterans (who served during the recent operations in Afghanistan or Iraq) compares to non-veterans, to determine if they are at a disadvantage. We examine the prevalence of mental disorders and alcohol misuse in UK veterans compared to non-veterans. Methods Veteran data were taken from the third phase of the King's Centre for Military Health Research cohort study (n = 2917). These data were compared with data on non-veterans taken from two large general population surveys: 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (n = 5871) and wave 6 of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS, n = 22 760). Results We found that, overall, UK veterans who served at the time of recent military operations were more likely to report a significantly higher prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) (23% v. 16%), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (8% v. 5%) and alcohol misuse (11% v. 6%) than non-veterans. Stratifying by gender showed that the negative impact of being a veteran on mental health and alcohol misuse was restricted to male veterans. Being ill or disabled was associated with a higher prevalence of CMD and PTSD for both veterans and non-veterans. Conclusion Whilst the same sociodemographic groups within the veteran and non-veteran populations seemed to have an increased risk of mental health problems (e.g. those who were unemployed), male veterans, in particular, appear to be at a distinct disadvantage compared to those who have never served.

scholarly journals Impact of Online Games on Children's Mental Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Kevin Guerada
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Game Addiction ◽  
As Stress ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of online games on children's mental health. A person can be diagnosed with a game addiction by a psychologist or a psychiatrist if he has a game playing pattern that is severe enough to have a negative impact on himself, his family, social, education, work, and other important things. Psychologists or psychiatrists usually can only provide a diagnosis after a person's game addiction pattern lasts for at least 12 months, although this time requirement can be shortened if the adverse effects of playing games on his daily life are very obvious. The impact of online gaming addiction on children is manifested through a lack of focus on other daily activities, lack of attention in class, and constant thinking about games. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated online game addiction as a type of mental disorder. Game addiction can also occur with other mental disorders, such as stress, depression and anxiety disorders. Various efforts can be made to prevent mental disorders, namely doing physical activity and staying physically active, helping others sincerely to maintain positive thoughts.

Does the use of coercion improve the outcome of patients with severe mental disorders?

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S22-S22
Author(s):  
M. Luciano
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Good Clinical Practice ◽  
Severe Mental Disorders ◽  
Coercive Measures ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Negative Feelings

Coercive measures have always been part of the psychiatric armamentarium; however, the clinical and ethical dilemma between the use of a “therapeutic” coercion and the loss of patients’ dignity is one of the most controversial issues in mental health practice. According to International guidelines, coercive measures should be adopted only when all the other less restrictive approaches failed and should be considered as the “last restrictive alternative”. Although coercive measures are frequently used to manage patients’ aggressive behaviors and self-harm, refusal of medication and impulsivity, their effect on patients’ outcome is not clear. In fact, the use of coercive measures can reduce patients’ aggressiveness and improve psychiatric symptoms, but can also have a negative impact in terms of therapeutic relationship, engagement with mental health services and self-stigma, arising negative feelings on patients and on mental health professionals. International attempts have been made to improve and harmonize the use of involuntary treatments. Recommendations of good clinical practice on the use of coercive involountary treatments and forced medications have been proposed by the EUNOMIA consortium, and the effect of coercion on the outcome of patients with severe mental disorders have been described. Results of this study will be reported as well as lessons learnt from other international experiences.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Mental health in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: initial assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Vladimir Medvedev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Practical Problem ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
Selection Of

COVID-19 pandemic posed a significant risk to mental health. Specific stress factors having a negative impact on the mental health emerged, population groups more vulnerable to psychological stress and pathological psychological responses were formed, the number of heterogeneous mental disorders (depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, etc.) rapidly increased almost in one third of the population and in 2/5-1/2 of medical specialists at the sources of outbreak. Selection of effective psychopharmacological drugs for management and treatment of mental disorders, taking into account the need for their combination with antiviral drugs in the weakened patients with COVID-19, is the main practical problem.

scholarly journals Psychological Stress among Students in Health-Related Fields during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study at Selected Munich Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6611
Author(s):  
Kristina Schröpfer ◽  
Nicole Schmidt ◽  
Sandra Kus ◽  
Clemens Koob ◽  
Michaela Coenen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Health Related

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging period of upheaval for higher education students. This study aims to assess the factors associated with psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among a sample of students in health-related fields at Munich universities in Germany. Students (n = 623) from KSH Munich and LMU Munich completed an online cross-sectional survey. Information on demographics and academic and everyday difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as data on physical and mental health were collected. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with the outcome. The prevalence for higher psychological stress was 44% among the study population. Factors associated with higher psychological stress were: lower overall life satisfaction (p < 0.0001), worsened health situation (p < 0.0001), lack of social support (p = 0.0301) and social interaction (p = 0.0115), worries about financial difficulties due to loss of income (p = 0.0134), stressful thoughts about a second wave (p < 0.0001), feeling unable to positively influence the situation (p = 0.0262) and study-related effects, such as perceived study burden (p = 0.0003) and likely delay in studies (p = 0.0178)). The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant negative impact on the mental health of students in health-related fields. Proactive efforts to support the mental health and well-being of students are needed.

Psychische Gesundheit und die Arbeitswelt – Mental health and the workplace

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 59-60
Author(s):  
W. Gaebel ◽  
J. Zielasek ◽  
P. Falkai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychische Gesundheit

The WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

2009 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Aguilar-Gaxiola ◽  
J. Alonso ◽  
S. Chatterji ◽  
S. Lee ◽  
T. B. Üstün ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
Prevalence Estimates

SummaryThe paper presents an overview of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative and summarizes recent WMH results regarding the prevalence and societal costs of mental disorders. The WMH surveys are representative community surveys that were carried out in 28 countries throughout the world aimed at providing information to mental health policy makers about the prevalence, burden, and unmet need for treatment of common mental disorders. Results show that mental disorders are commonly occurring in all participating countries. The inter-quartile range (IQR: 25th-75th percentiles) of lifetime DSM-IV disorder prevalence estimates (combining anxiety, mood, disruptive behavior, and substance disorders) is 18.1-36.1%. The IQR of 12-month prevalence estimates is 9.8-19.1%. Analysis of age-of-onset reports shows that many mental disorders begin in childhood-adolescence and have significant adverse effects on subsequent role transitions. Adult mental disorders are found in the WMH data to be associated with high levels of role impairment. Despite this burden, the majority of mental disorders go untreated. Although these results suggest that expansion of treatment could be cost-effective from both the employer perspective and the societal perspective, treatment effectiveness trials are needed to confirm this suspicion. The WMH results regarding impairments are being used to target several such interventions.

A descriptive study of the prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders in the Canadian population: comparison between low-income and non-low-income populations

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Caron ◽  
A. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Canadian Community Health Survey ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
High Psychological Distress

Objective This descriptive study compares rates of high psychological distress and mental disorders between low-income and non-low-income populations in Canada. Methods Data were collected through the Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health and Well-being (CCHS 1.2), which surveyed 36 984 Canadians aged 15 or over; 17.9% (n = 6620) was classified within the low-income population using the Low Income Measure. The K-10 was used to measure psychological distress and the CIDI for assessing mental disorders. Results One out of 5 Canadians reported high psychological distress, and 1 out of 10 reported at least one of the five mental disorders surveyed or substance abuse. Women, single, separated or divorced respondents, non-immigrants and Aboriginal Canadians were more likely to report suffering from psychological distress or from mental disorders and substance abuse. Rates of reported psychological distress and of mental disorders and substance abuse were much higher in low-income populations, and these differences were statistically consistent in most of the sociodemographic strata. Conclusion This study helps determine the vulnerable groups in mental health for which prevention and promotion programs could be designed.

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