Stress considered a worldwide crisis
“In the US 1 in 10 workers suffers from clinical depression, with 200m lost working days a year and a bill for treatment and lost earnings/working time of pounds 30bn”
In a landmark survey examining stress in the workplace in five countries, the United Nations' International Labor Organization found that levels of anxiety, burnout and depression are spiraling out of control.
Workplace blues leave employers in the red: A dramatic increase in stress levels has led to spiralling anxiety, burnout and depression across the globe, the UN's labour arm warns: Taking its tollANDREW OSBORN IN BRUSSELS10/12/2000The Guardian