Depression at work, authenticity in question: Experiencing, concealing and revealing

Journal article

Australia and the United Kingdom have introduced policies to protect employees who experience mental illness, including depression. However, a better understanding of the experiential issues workers face (e.g. sense of moral failure) is needed for the provision of appropriate and beneficial support. We analysed 73 interviews from the United Kingdom and Australia where narratives of depression and work intersected. Participants encountered difficulties in being (and performing as if) 'authenti...

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Authors: Ridge, D; Broom, A; Kokanović, R; Ziebland, S; Hill, N

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Publisher's website
• Journal: Health Journal website
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 344-361
• Publication date: 2017-11-01
• DOI: 10.1177/1363459317739437
• EISSN: 1461-7196
• ISSN: 1363-4593
• Pmid: 29090635
• Language: English
• Keywords: authenticity; narrative; depression; work; support; disclosure