Everyone who has held a job has, at some point, felt the pressure of work-related stress. Any job can have stressful elements, even if you love what you do. In the short-term, you may experience pressure to meet a deadline or to fulfill a challenging obligation. But when work stress becomes chronic, it can be […]
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Although anxiety, depression and work-related stress can be connected, they are different things. It is important to recognize that anxiety and depression are clinical health conditions, while stress is not. The World Health Organization defines work-related stress as: “The reaction people may have when presented with work demands and pressures that are not matched to
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My column today is prompted by an intriguing question I came across on the social media – “Is Depression a thing in Tanzania or is it laughed off as a foreign thing”? As reported by Dr Kaaya, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at MUHAS, an analysis of facility based data by diagnosis collected from
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“It is common for managers and colleagues to look at a lack of focus or motivation, irritability, and bad decision making being caused by poor training, organizational politics or the work environment. The answer could be much simpler – a lack of sleep.” From The Wake-Up call: The importance of sleep in organizational life, Hult
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Last month, leaders and influencers gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. But this year, DAVOS had an unprecedented focus on mental health with a belief that employers have a vital role in promoting mentally healthy societies and workplaces. This public recognition of mental health as a boardroom issue makes it good
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World Health Organization kicked off their year-long “Depression – Let’s Talk” campaign on the World Health Day on April, 7th. The campaign is a wake up call to de-stigmatize the conversation around mental illness and encourages people suffering from depression to seek help. Many people suffering don’t seek the help they need because they
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Depression in the workplace is an area that calls for attention. When an employee is depressed, it can affect not only that employees’ productivity and happiness, but the entire mood of his / her co-workers and their productivity too. Left untreated, depression can be as costly as heart disease – depression tends to affect people
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Developing strategies for a healthy workplace provides a framework for your workplace to promote mental wellbeing, minimize workplace risks to mental health, support people experiencing mental health issues and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions. Everyone has a role to play in creating a healthy workplace, and simple strategies can help achieve this. Since
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Today’s topic is prompted by a question asked by a participant from Mbeya, during my seminar on Stress Management at a client organization, where we are promoting Healthy Lifestyle amongst the employee population. His observation was that obesity is a sign of a calm and relaxed individual and so why are we linking obesity with
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Burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis according to the International Classification of Diseases – ICD-11, the World Health Organization’s handbook that guides medical practitioners with disease diagnosis. Burnout is included in the ICD-11’s section on problems related to employment or non-employment. ICD-11 describes the following symptoms associated with burnout: Feelings of energy depletion or
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