At Kameda Medical Center, clinical psychologists and personnel department have been managing “Self-care Support Center”to assist employee’s mental health care since 2008.
From our activities up to now,we found some characteristic aspects have affected to our mental health care activities.
We recommend the followings to make this activity effective;
1. To find and use resources at workplace.
2. To keep trying to get the support from the managers of each department.
3. To cooperate with each department with help from personnel department.
4. To create the procedure to help and support the employees who have mental problems.
Mental Health Support at General Hospital―From a Counselor’s Point of View―
1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Kameda Medical Center
2 Department of Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine, Kameda Medical Center
2 Department of Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine, Kameda Medical Center
Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica
114: 363-369, 2012
<Keywords:mental health, general hospital, occupational health, Workplace>