description and explanation of the key question :
what are the issues surrounding mental health in the workplace ?
3 paragraphs to explain the key question including the counter arguments
key points highlighted
Depressive symptoms + distress can be reduced without costly face to face time with
clinician
Computer-based therapy effective very quickly = those needing it can access it quickly
rather than waiting available therapist
65% of depressed could benefit, but no info of long-term effectiveness
Validity
Self-report scales to measure distress
measures used were well established and tested to ensure their relevance and validity
Based on self-report method : human inconsistency in their answers
Doesn’t show which component had most impact - CBM I / iCBT
Nor tells us what CBM I actually did, not have direct effect on depression: acts as
motivation booster at onset of therapy = more adherence to iCBT programme / enable
generation of +ve possible outcomes from behavioural tasks of CBT
Change in depression scores after 1st week indicates +ve outcome on depression even
without iCBT
Ethics
Approved by Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of St. Vincent’s hospital + Uni
of New South Wales: good ethical standard
KQ: What are the issues surrounding mental health in
the workplace ?
Stress:
- ⅕ take a day off
- ¼ thought abt resigning
- 1/10 resign
Nov 2014 BBC: 11 M working days lost / year due to stress + depr.
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