D#7, HW#2 - Annotated Bibliography

World Health Organization, International Labour Organization. (2000). Mental health and work: impact, issues, and good practices. Geneva. World Health Organization.

This work was found by searching the bibliography of another of my sources (Sanderson, K.). It is an extensive work on the issue, covering everything from the "scope of the problem" to specific practices and hypothetical scenarios for the benefit of mental health in the workplace. This source comes from a hugely reputable organization. It will be very useful, as long as I can concisely condense the appropriate information.


Steffick, D., Fortney, J., Smith, J., Pyne, J., (2006). Worksite disease management programs for depression: potential employer benefits. Disease Management & Health Outcomes, 14, issue 1, p13-26, retrieved on July 21, 2007 from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=26&hid=16&sid=7d889366-b2d4-4804-8651-c48db0d02597%40sessionmgr8

This article was found using search term "'employee assistance program' and depression". It claims that there is great potential for disease management to yield benefits for both employers and employees in the area of depressive disorders. The article finds substantial costs associated with this disorder, and cites potential strategies for reducing these costs. Cited strategies include stress reduction, education, and EAP's.


Preece, M., Cayley, P., Scheuchi, U., Lain, R., (2005). The relevance of an employee assistance program to the treatment of workplace depression. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 21, issue 1, p67-77. Retrieved July 21, 2007 from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/
detail?vid=26&hid=16&sid=7d889366-b2d4-4804-8651-c48db0d02597%40sessionmgr8

This article was found using search term "'employee assistance program' and depression" in Academic Search Premier. It comprises a study of two groups of workers' response to an employee assistance program(EAP). One group who is considered depressive, the other group not considered depressive. It finds that depressive workers' productivity did not raise to the level of the nondepressive workers following the execution of the EAP. This suggests other measures besides EAP's may be more effective in reducing lost productivity due to depression disorder.