Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace: A Handbook for Organizations and Clinicians

"This is a book worth reading." (The Occupational Psychologist, August 2003)

"Two doctors have taken a close look at the sometimes slippery landscape of office personalities..." (Sun-Times (Chicago, IL), November 3, 2003)

"This important book is a must for top management, human resources practitioners and corporate mental health professionals. It shows the way to a comprehensive mental health strategy and that strategy's relationship to company performance. It also provides guidance for deciding how mental health benefits fit into overall benefits planning." —Robert S. Nadel, president, Human Resources Association of New York

"Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace is an outstanding work for business and mental health professionals. It provides a comprehensive psychiatric perspective on the emotional and organizational issues that are so important for today's effective management and organizational success." —Marcia K. Goin, M.D., Ph.D., clinical professor of psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and president elect, American Psychiatric Association

"This comprehensive book will serve as a valuable guide for managers, human resource professionals, and employee assistance professionals. With up-to-date resources such as this, these professionals managers, HRPs, and EAPs will be able to view productivity as a business measure as well as identify areas in the organization in need of increased support." —Jody Dean, Ph.D., CEAP, director, employee health services, Hughes Electronics

"The velocity of change in the workplace continues to accelerate. Having the practical knowledge and an understanding of the resources available to cope with the personal stresses exacerbated by such change is essential to organizational effectiveness. This book provides both." —Mark Anders, president and CEO, BankAnnapolis

"This book will be very helpful for business leaders, health care managers, and mental health professionals trying to understand mental health care approaches to behavioral and psychological problems in the workplace. The writing is clear and the tone is dispassionate." —J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., Henry Phipps Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine