| Document ID (ISN) | 100640 |
| CIS number |
02-1998 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2595-8 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report RR 057
|
| Author(s) |
Haslam C., Brown S., Hastings S., Haslam R.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Effects of prescribed medication on performance in the working population |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2003. x, 103p. 34 ref. Price: GBP 20.00. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr057.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This report presents the findings from an investigation of the effects of medication prescribed for anxiety and depression on working life. The approach was based on focus groups to collect data on the personal experiences of mental health problems and the impact of psychotropic drugs. Focus groups were also conducted with staff in human resources and occupational safety and health to explore the organizational perspectives on mental health in the workplace. Results were presented to an expert panel comprising trade union representatives, researchers and practitioners in occupational medicine, clinical psychology, health and safety and psychiatry. Participants described a variety of accidents and near misses that they attributed to their condition or to the side effects of medication. Workers with responsibilities for others, such as teachers, health care workers and managers, appeared to present a particular risk to safety in the workplace. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
tranquillizers; United Kingdom; risk factors; human behaviour; mental health; work efficiency |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; industrial physicians; anxiety; depressive neurosis; psychology and sociology; psychology of work organization; health care personnel; unsafe acts; unsafe practices; role of workers' organizations; teaching; executives; occupational medicine; role of management; sickness absenteeism |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
Mental health
|
