Bloomsbury Academic Mental Health in the Workplace: An Employer's and Manager's Guide

This unique book examines how mental health issues impact the workplace, and explores ways to create more mentally healthy work environments. Kemp shows how a mentally healthy workplace can enhance productivity, satisfaction, attendance, and longevity in employment and how companies should comply with federal laws including the 1990s Americans with Disabilities Act. Kemp points out the importance of mental health in the selection, management, and retention of employees and addresses issues such as violence in the workplace and the effects of corporate culture. She also shows the extent to which mental health plays a role in physical health problems and the cost of inappropriately focusing on physical health care when the underlying issues are mental and emotional health and lifestyle. Review ?In recent years, when workplace violence is too frequently in the headlines, and employers are struggling with health benefit cost containment issues, Mental Health in the Workplace: An Employer's and Managers's Guide, should be a required text in every manager's office library.?-The Southern Business & Economic Journal "In recent years, when workplace violence is too frequently in the headlines, and employers are struggling with health benefit cost containment issues, Mental Health in the Workplace: An Employer's and Managers's Guide, should be a required text in every manager's office library."-The Southern Business & Economic Journal From the Back Cover This unique book examines how mental health issues impact the workplace, and explores ways to create more mentally healthy work environments. Kemp shows how a mentally healthy workplace can enhance productivity, satisfaction, attendance, and longevity in employment and how companies should comply with federal laws including the 1990s Americans with Disabilities Act. Kemp points out the importance of mental health in the selection, management, and retention of employees and addresses issues such as violence in the workplace and the effects of corporate culture. She also shows the extent to which mental health plays a role in physical health problems and the cost of inappropriately focusing on physical health care when the underlying issues are mental and emotional health and lifestyle. About the Author DONNA R. KEMP is Professor and Graduate Coordinator in Public Administration and Political Science at California State University, Chico. She previously was a planner and program manager for the State of Idaho and held academic positions in Idaho, South Carolina, and Bakersfield, California. Her research is focused on public personnel management and health and mental health policy. She is the author/editor of three books including International Handbook on Mental Health Policy (Greenwood Press, 1993), and many journal articles and other publications.