IMPROVING MENTAL WELL-BEING IN THE WORKPLACE

Occupational physicians, who are in a key position to influence compan y policy on mental health, have limited access to education on mental health. This paper discusses the results of a postal survey of occupat ional physicians that was designed to identify the mental health infor mation needs of occupational physicians, determine the way in which th is information should be disseminated and measure the extent to which occupational physicians encounter mental health problems in the workpl ace.