Office tips: Helping a coworker who's depressed 11 Articles

by loveinvented

Depression makes focusing on a task difficult. It can make a person less able to do his or her job well and can affect all of the relationships that a person has. While you cannot fix a coworker who is depressed, you can h...read more

by Mona Gallagher

Depression is far more pervasive in the American workforce than many of us realize. It is more easily recognized today and is treatable with the right help. However, when judging someone's behavior in the workplace, discre...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

Depression can hit any one of us at any time in our lives, and the problem with generalizing about depression as an issue is that even the most stable of people can be victim to its grasp. Depression takes you out of your ...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Millions of people suffer from depression each year. Some of us take medication and try to live functional lifes. Others, go untreated and just try to function at all. The best cure for depression is a happy outlook. Think...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

Going to work in and of itself is often depressing, not to mention the numerous responsibilities and obligations that hang over some people's heads like thunderclouds that follow wherever they go. And going into work with ...read more

by MysLykeMeeh

Depression if not be treated will eventually fall into major depression, sometimes this major depression will lead to suicidal attempt or even worst than the attempt. If you don't have depression and your coworker is suffe...read more

by Jo.H

Depression can be a very lonely illness. You often feel that you can't confide in a co worker and end up bottling everything up. If you think someone that you are working with may be depressed take time out of your day ...read more

by pennameisokay

I worked with a woman who had to tell the whole world that her ex-husband beat her. She had at least one personality disorder in my opinion and was obviously depressed. You are not obligated to start treatment for a dep...read more

by Teresa Meakin

Many a time in the past, i have worked with someone who has been depressed, for one reason or another, there are many reasons, people can be depressed, and there are different kinds of depression, such as clinical depressi...read more

by Justice Liberty

It is estimated that approximately 121 million people across the world suffer from depression. An article from ohpsych.org defines depression as a "mental state characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness, despair, ...read more

by Niamh Brown

Having been depressed at work I know my first tendency when I'm not coping is to bottle things up and withdraw. I think therefore your first defence should be to just give your friend company or a distraction from work and...read more