Social disorders, psychological stress, and depression in the workplace are all factors that prompted experts in the United States to organize a survey that included 1,500 participants from different departments, to understand the extent to which employees use insurance benefits related to their mental and psychological health provided in the workplace, and to find out why they refrain from them.
What did the results show?
85% of the participants did not use or benefit from these benefits at all. About 56% of the participants said they had not seen a mental health therapist, although 40% of them said they had seen an increased need for such treatments. The experts added that 18% of employees saw a psychiatrist before the Corona epidemic, and 9% of them saw a therapist since the epidemic. Experts also found that 53% of respondents want to follow up on their health with online specialists and digital programs, to help them manage their mental and psychological health.
The experts found:
Reasons for employees not to use mental health benefits are:
Tension and shyness to ask for help. Insufficient awareness of the importance of these services.
Therefore, the experts advised employers of the importance of encouraging their employees for these benefits, and providing a supportive environment that helps employees to seek help and benefit from all health services originally intended for their comfort and safety.
For his part, the academic and psychological expert, Dr. Haider Al-Dahwi, explained during his interview with the Al-Sabah program on Sky News Arabia:
• The reluctance to receive psychological services at work is due to a sense of social shame and fear of being called insane.
• The common belief that everyone who goes to a psychiatrist is insane.
• Fear of prolonged waiting to see a doctor.
• Claiming the existence of websites for communication and psychological support via the Internet.
• The misconception that once they return home and get away from the pressures of work, their psychological state will improve.
• There is a close link between the health of the individual and the quality of work and the increase in productivity.
• To maintain the continuity of work in good conditions, companies seek to provide all conditions of psychological comfort for the currency.
• The importance of having a health office within the institutions for mental disorders to support employees and maintain their health.
• The Corona crisis played a major role in exacerbating mental disorders and fear of losing work.
• The family’s need for psychological support and continuous health care.
• Faced with the constant absence of parents due to work, children are exposed to psychological pressures that need specialized supervision and care.
Tips for dealing with work stress properly
• Identify and track sources of stress at work.
• Determine the capabilities and capabilities of one’s own to deal with pressures.
• Get support from the family or a specialist doctor.
• Provide healthy and natural food and exercise.
• Practicing some mental activities that help you find solutions.
• Smile and consider work as a beautiful period of time and practice it with love.
2023-07-23 05:43:17
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