Promoting mental health at the workplace: the prevention side of stress management

Abstract

Stress in the workplace is now widely recognized as a major problem facing American industry. A growing number of companies are offering some form of stress management intervention. However, for those seeking to introduce stress management activities, too little in the way of guidance and direction has been available. This chapter aims to help organizations better understand the sources and dynamics of stress at the worksite and examines how they can reasonably assess, implement, and evaluate their stress management options.