Mental health problems at the workplace: A review

Abstract

The present article emphasized on the importance and factor which affect the mental health of the individual in context of workplace. Mental health is very important aspect of individual life. Mental Health refers to a state of wellbeing in which person realizes his/her own abilities, can manage normal stresses of life, work productively and effectively, and able to make contribution to his/her community (WHO, 2001). If the person is failed to realize his/her abilities to deal with demand of the workplace, not able to manage normal stress of workplace life then he/she may have developed some kind of mental health problems. When it comes to the workplace there are many factors which influenced the person’s mental health. Factors like, monotonous work, shift work, unclear roles, negative moods and daily hassles, due to these factors people develop some of the mental health problems such as negative affect, depression, and psychological distress. The present article also highlighted the need to organize mental health workshop at the workplace so that the mental health awareness can be spread.