受僱者與雇主的心理健康問題

Workers, bosses and mental health issues

27/01/2015  

Nearly four workers in ten would not let their boss know if they were suffering with a mental health problem, a new study has found.

一項新的研究發現，如果患有精神健康問題，有近四成的受雇者不會讓他們的老闆知道。

According to research by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), a "significant" number of working people have mental health issues.

根據成癮與心理健康（CAMH）中心的研究，有“顯著”數量的工作者有心理健康問題。

 

However, the study said there is still a perceived stigma regarding the subject, which prevents many employees from getting the help they need.

然而，這項研究說，關於這個議題，還有許多員工對此感到羞恥而促使他們避免獲得所需要的幫助。

"Yet by getting treatment, it would benefit the worker and the workplace, and minimise productivity loss," said Dr Carolyn Dewa, senior scientist at CAMH.

“然而，通過得到治療處置，將有利於受雇者和工作場所，並最大限度地減少生產力損失，”CAMH資深科學家卡羅琳羽醫生說。

More than half of those who said they would not tell their manager if they had a mental health problem said they were afraid that letting them know would affect their careers.

有超過一半的人說，如果他們有心理健康問題，他們也不會告訴他們的經理，他們擔心，讓他們知道後，會影響自己的職業生涯。

Others expressed concern about losing friends, while some said they would stay quiet because people who have come forward in the past have gone through bad experiences afterwards.

其他人則關注會因此失去朋友，同時也有人說，他們會保持沉默，因為在過去主動說出者之後卻經驗到不好的經歷。

The British Psychological Society is a member of the We Need to Talk Coalition. This group of mental health charities, professional organisations, Royal Colleges and service providers campaigns for people with mental health problems.

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