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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2022; 12(8): 1002-1003
Published online Aug 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i8.1002
Meeting employees where they are: The rise of workplace mental health services
Gaddy Noy, Ravi Navin Shah
Gaddy Noy, Ravi Navin Shah, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, United States
Author contributions: Noy G and Shah RN contributed equally to this work.
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Corresponding author: Gaddy Noy, DO, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, 3985 Broadway Street, New York, NY 10032, United States. gn2296@cumc.columbia.edu
Received: February 24, 2022
Peer-review started: February 24, 2022
First decision: April 18, 2022
Revised: May 28, 2022
Accepted: July 8, 2022
Article in press: July 8, 2022
Published online: August 19, 2022
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Abstract

Many key organizations have called attention to the importance of addressing workplace mental health. In this Open Forum piece, two academic psychiatrists present recommendations from their experiences providing psychiatric care in a corporate setting. A literature review using the PubMed database was performed. The search found no peer review articles that discuss the topic of employer-sponsored mental health services outside of traditional employee assistant programs. Based on first-hand experience, the authors of this forum describe key issues and best practices to ensure employer-sponsored mental health services are a successful treatment for patients and mental health providers alike.

Keywords: Employer sponsored mental health; Employee mental health; Psychiatry; Corporate wellness; Workplace mental health; Mental health

Core Tip: The importance of mental health has been ever present in our society and has been highlighted during the stress of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. As corporations continue to recognize the value of a mentally healthier workforce for their employees, their business and their bottom line, it would behoove corporate business to implement embedded psychiatric services with integrated models and enhance the wellness of their community; providing easy access, affordable and timely mental health services. Our experience sheds light on the benefits these services can offer.