Recommended Reading

Mental Health in the Workplace: Tackling the effects of stress by Dr Penny Gray (Mental Health Foundation, 2000)
This booklet reviews the effects of stress at work, and those factors in the workplace that can cause or contribute to stress. It addresses the ways in which employers can help to create a psychologically healthy work environment, in which the effects of stress are minimised and managed, and employees are supported in using and developing their abilities and potential; and it looks at the recruitment and retention of those experiencing mental health problems.

Mind Guide to Surviving Working Life by Alison Cobb (Mind, 2000) - Link to non-printable version
Those who lose their jobs through mental distress can face a hostile world when they return to work. Having a job to go to can positively help recovery, but work stress is now more of an issue than ever. This booklet gives practical tips and sources of advice on staying well at work.
For details on how to order, please go to: http://www.mind.org.uk/shop/booklets/mental_health_awareness/474_the_mind_guide_to_surviving_working_life