Evaluating Mental Health Disability in the Workplace

Gold, Liza H.; Shuman, Daniel W.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0152-1

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“…The level of disability is dependent on the relational aspects or interplay between impairment and several factors within the occupational environment. Regardless of the diagnosis, the relationship between impairment, disability, and fitness to work depends on the respondent's functional abilities and functional limitations, the occupational environment, and the specific demands of any particular job (Bonnie 1997;Gold and Shuman 2009). Not all individuals with psychopathology or mental disorders necessarily display significant impairment or disability, despite the presence of diagnosable DSM conditions.…”

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Workplace Functional Impairment Due to Mental Disorders

Els¹,

Kunyk²,

Hoffman³

et al. 2012

Mental Illnesses - Understanding, Prediction and Control

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Section: Impairment Versus Disabilitymentioning

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“…Three domains for such have been identified (Gold & Shuman, 2009 be able to find a way to work safely? If the answer is yes, then an absence from work is probably not medically required"].…”

Section: Assessment Of Work Functionsmentioning

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Workplace Functional Impairment Due to Mental Disorders

Els¹,

Kunyk²,

Hoffman³

et al. 2012

Mental Illnesses - Understanding, Prediction and Control

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“…En general, existe una relación dosis-respuesta entre la gravedad de la enfermedad mental y el grado de incapacidad laboral asociado 8,9 .…”

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Utilidad preventiva del constructo "trastorno mental grave" en el ámbito sociosanitario

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“…Mental conditions such as major depression reduces work productivity and can occur at any age. Gold & Shuman's (2009) study reported the mean onset age for depression as 25.8 years. The mean age for South Africans is 26 years old and women are more tend to have more sickness absenteeism than men do (Gold & Shuman, 2009).…”

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“…Gold & Shuman's (2009) study reported the mean onset age for depression as 25.8 years. The mean age for South Africans is 26 years old and women are more tend to have more sickness absenteeism than men do (Gold & Shuman, 2009). Depressive disorders are often unrecognised and untreated and cause distress and disability (Gold & Shuman, 2009;Ramano, 2011).…”

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Return to Work following Ill Health or Disability in a Public-Private Health Care Facility: A Study in South Africa

Govender¹,

Naidoo²,

Govender³

2019

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INTRODUCTION: Disability management involves is dynamic interactional strategies used to promote an individual’s return to work. These strategies revolve around the person’s health condition and contextual factors for example their employer and the work environment. However, there remains limited literature on the strategies used in the public healthcare sector. Objective: To explore the return to work strategies used at a public sector facility in the province of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. METHOD: A case study design, with multiple sources of data contributed towards profiling disability management strategies implemented at a central quaternary health care facility. Data collection methods included a file audit, work ability index assessments and semi-structured interviews with employees. Saturation sampling was used to recruit n = 23 employees who had been referred for occupational therapy vocational assessments over a period of 10 years. Data from the file audit were analysed using descriptive statistics and interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Fifty six percent (n = 38) of the participants that were currently employed at the institution scored between 28 and 38 (moderate) on the Work Ability Index and required job realignments and reasonable accommodations within their current vocations. Twenty two percent (n = 5) scored 7–9 (poor) and were medically boarded or on long-term incapacity leave. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational therapists play a significant role in disability management within public health care facilities. Return to work strategies and reasonable accommodations can improve productivity in the workplace.

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Evaluating Mental Health Disability in the Workplace

Cited by 40 publications

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Workplace Functional Impairment Due to Mental Disorders

Workplace Functional Impairment Due to Mental Disorders

Utilidad preventiva del constructo "trastorno mental grave" en el ámbito sociosanitario

Return to Work following Ill Health or Disability in a Public-Private Health Care Facility: A Study in South Africa

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