One of the greatest challenges my colleagues have vocalized is overcoming states of depression, sprouting from daily isolation. Putting your best effort forward while not feeling 100% can be challenging, and struggling to complete daily tasks at full capacity can put both your work and job in danger. A suggestion for treating depression outlined by Kendrick et. al (2022)’s Management of Depression in Adults’ study, is guided self-help. This is one of the most basic forms of help for adults with mild depression. The tool, Headspace for Work, is a quick and easy mindfulness app aimed to help employees stay present and mindful throughout their workday. By incorporating this application into a workspace, employees who are battling depression will have the opportunity to practice self-help and mindfulness within their workday, and all other employees can work to maintain or strengthen their mental health. Other benefits of this app include a strengthened mental health through short and consistent practice, a better work-life balance by taking time for yourself throughout the workday, and a greater sense of calm and composure- all with the help of short 'courses' or 'podcasts'. As outlined in Bender&Farvolden (2008), being healthy mentally is key for work-life balance and the execution of work at full capacity. A 2015 study proved a direct correlation between severity of depression and productivity (Asami et al. 2015). Headspace for Work can boost productivity while preventing or minimizing the impacts of depression. For more information about Headspace for Work, watch the video below. Sources:
Asami, Y., Goren, A., & Okumura, Y. (2015). Work Productivity Loss With Depression, Diagnosed and Undiagnosed, Among Workers in an Internet-Based Survey Conducted in Japan. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57(1), 105–110. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48500661 Bender, A., & Farvolden, P. (2008). Depression and the workplace: a progress report. Current psychiatry reports, 10(1), 73-79. Kendrick, T., Pilling, S., Mavranezouli, I., Megnin-Viggars, O., Ruane, C., Eadon, H., & Kapur, N. (2022). Management of depression in adults: summary of updated NICE guidance. bmj, 378.
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