Workplace interventions for common mental disorders: a systematic meta-review.
S Joyce1, M Modini1, H Christensen2
1School of Psychiatry,University of New South Wales,Sydney,NSW,Australia.
Psychological Medicine
|December 2, 2015
Summary
Workplace mental health interventions effectively prevent and treat depression and anxiety. Evidence supports enhancing employee control, promoting physical activity, and CBT-based stress management for better worker well-being and return-to-work success.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Psychiatry
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Depression and anxiety are leading causes of work absence and incapacity globally.
- Workplace mental health interventions are crucial for employee well-being and productivity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically meta-review the effectiveness of workplace mental health interventions for depression and anxiety.
- To identify interventions with strong empirical support for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Main Methods:
- Systematic search of academic and grey literature.
- Quality appraisal using the AMSTAR tool.
- Meta-review of 140 studies, analyzing 481 primary research studies.
Main Results:
- Moderate evidence for primary prevention: enhancing employee control and physical activity.
- Strong evidence for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-based stress management.
- Strong evidence against routine trauma debriefing; strong evidence for tertiary interventions like exposure therapy and return-to-work programs.
Conclusions:
- Empirically supported workplace interventions exist for preventing common mental illness.
- Workplace strategies can effectively facilitate the recovery of employees with depression and/or anxiety.
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