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A year-long study in Australia found companies that fail to prioritize their employees' mental health increases the rate of depression among staff by 300 percent.
Researchers at the University of South Australia analyzed psychosocial safety climate (PSC), which refers to policies, practices and procedures for protecting employees' mental health and safety.
The team found workplaces that fail to acknowledge employees' hard work and impose unreasonable demands places workers at a higher risk of developing depression.
Men are also likely to become more depressed because most workplaces tend to overlook their psychological health.
A year-long study in Australia found companies that fail to prioritize their employees' mental health increases depression among staff by 300 percent. Men are also likely to become more depressed because most workplaces tend to overlook their psychological health
An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression and with no sign of the statistic falling, more attention is now being paid to poorly functioning work environments which could contribute to the problem, according MedisineNet.
According to Anxiety & Depression Association of America,
