| DEPRESSION AFFECTING EMPLOYEES |
Depression can affect workers' productivity, judgment, ability to work with others, and overall workplace performance. The inability to concentrate fully or make decisions may lead to costly mistakes or accidents. In addition, it has been shown that depressed individuals have high rates of absenteeism and are more likely to use drugs and alcohol, resulting in other problems inside and outside of the workplace.
Symptoms of depression include fatigue, memory loss, concentration, weight loss or gain, and, in severe cases suicide.
Unfortunately, many depressed people suffer needlessly because they feel embarrassed for fear of being perceived as weak, or do not recognise depression as a treatable illness. As many as eighty percent of people with depression can be treated effectively, generally without missing much time from work or needing costly hospitalisation.
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