Improving mental well-being in the workplace

Occupational physicians, who are in a key position to influencecompany policy on mental health, have limited access to educationon mental health. This paper discusses the results of a postalsurvey of occupational physicians that was designed to identifythe mental health information needs of occupational physicians,determine the way in which this information should be disseminatedand measure the extent to which occupational physicians encountermental health problems in the workplace.