Briefing – Employment adjustments for people experiencing stress, anxiety and depression

This briefing focuses on employment adjustments for people experiencing stress, anxiety and depression. All three are commonly experienced by people who work or would like to be working.

Mental health refers to an individual’s mental state or in other words, how they are feeling. An individual’s mental wellness is variable and everyone can experience periods of mental distress, when they feel unhappy, anxious, angry or when they find it difficult to cope. Similarly we are all familiar with feelings of self-doubt, loss of confidence, guilt and low self-worth.