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1 Mental Health Issues in the Workplace Literature Search (Updated December, 2014) Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Duty to accommodate: Interpretive bulletin. Armstrong, J Stigma in the Workplace: We ve all got problems; suck it up. Second International Congress Armstrong, J The Copernicus Project. The Canadian Mental Health Association- Calgary Region Attridge, M The Business case for the Integration of Employee Assistance, Work/Life and Wellness Services: A literature review. Journal of Workplace Behavioural Health: Employee Assistance Research and Practice, 20, Bilsker, Dan, Mental Health Care and the Workplace. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Canadian Psychiatric Association Bilsker, Dan Ph.D., Gilbert, Merv Ph.D., Sara, Joti, Ph.D., Antidepressant Skills at Work: Dealing with mood problems in the workplace, Simon Fraser University Bilsker, D., Gilbert, M., Miette, T. & Stewart-Patterson, C Depression and Work Function: Bridging the Gap between Mental Health Care & the Workplace. Vancouver, BC: Depression in the Workplace Collaborative. Bilsker, Dan, Samra, Joti, Goldner, Elliott, Positive Coping with Health Conditions, CARMHA Publications British Occupational Health Research Foundation, Workplace Interventions for People with Common Mental Health Problems. Buckley, Andrew, Recognizing and managing mental health issues at work, Kipepeo, UK Canadian Mental Health Association Hang in there: Strategies for job retention by persons with psychiatric disability. Canadian Mental Health Association. Toronto College of Occupational Therapists, What is it, Who can Deliver it and Who Pays, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London Collins, S. (2014). Depression costs European businesses $130 billion. MedicalXpress. Cubic Health Inc., Assessing Mental Illness in the Workplace Using Drug Claims Data. Cubic Health Inc. 1

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4 Sachs, L. (2013). How to Deal with Paranoia in the Workplace. A Techwell Community. Sanderson, K, Andrews, G, 2006 Common mental disorders in the workplace: Recent findings from descriptive and social epidemiology. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51 (2), Seymour L., Grove B., Workplace interventions for people with common mental health problems: evidence review and recommendations. London (UK), British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF) St-Arnaud, L. Fournier, G., Saint-Jean, M., Rheaume, J. Moore, M. and Damasus, J Process of return to work among private sector employees who were absent for reasons of mental health. Perspectives on the Job. 5 (2), Stuart, H Stigma and Work. Healthcare Papers 5 (2) Takeuchi, T., Nakao, M. (2013). The relationship between suicidal ideation and symptoms of depression in Japanese workers: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. Tangri, R How to measure the costs of stress: Stress Costs, Stress Cures. Victoria: Trafford Publishing Terrill, D. (2013). A Healthy Workforce. The Key Piece of the Productivity Pie. EACH Social and Community Health. The Parity Project, NAMI New York City Metro, Untreated and Under-Treated Mental Health Problems How are they hurting your business?, The Parity Project, NAMI New York City Metro, New York Thomas, Jay C., Hersen, Michel, 2004, Psychology in the Workplace: Recognition and Adaption, Routledge Wang J., Patten SB, Perceived work stress and major depression in the Canadian employment population, years old. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 6: Watson, Jennifer, Predicting Workplace Violence: An EAP s Perspective, Warren Shepell Research Group Whelan, Meaghan, Mental illness in the workplace. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Wilson, Honorable Michael, Joffe, Dr. Russell T., Wilkerson, Bill, The Unheralded Business Crisis in Canada, GPC, Canada 4

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