Work-Related Stress

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Reviewed January 2008

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Title:   Tertiary studies - mature age students
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Returning to study or starting tertiary study as a mature age student can present many challenges, such as juggling course commitments with the demands of work and family life. Despite this, it can be a very rewarding experience.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Working mothers - common issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Working mothers still perform most of the household chores, while childcare costs can eat up much of their wages. Even when both parents are working, the responsibility of care for sick children usually falls on the mother.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Work-related stress
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   In Australia, the total cost of workers compensation claims for stress-related conditions is estimated at over $200 million every year. Some of the many causes of work-related stress include long hours, heavy workload, job insecurity, and conflicts with other workers or bosses.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Workplace stress
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Workplace stress can be considered as the harmful physical and emotional responses that can occur when there is a conflict between job demands on the employee and the amount of control an employee has over meeting these demands.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Overload
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Workload issues lie behind much of the stress we experience. Not only can a heavy workload be tiring in its own right, it often drives us to work much longer hours than we would really like.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Commuting
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   However it is done, commuting can be a source of unpleasant stress. If we commute by car, then we can experience stress from congestion, physical discomfort, air pollution and noise.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Time management
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Good time management is essential if you are to handle a heavy workload without excessive stress. By using time management skills effectively, you can reduce work stress by being more in control of your time and by being more productive.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Burnout pressure points
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   This simple tool gives you the opportunity to think about what you want to get out of your job and then to compare this with the reality of your situation. This helps you to identify possible areas of mismatch, as these mismatches are possible pressure points that may develop into burnout.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Burnout
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Burnout happens when people who have previously been highly committed to a job lose all interest and motivation. Sadly, this can spell the end of a successful career.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Problem jobs
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Jobs can be particularly unstable and inconsistent in fast-changing organisations. This is evidenced even more when organisations are new, have recently changed their strategy or are taking on new and more complex work.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Alleviating stress
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Coping is an important part of the overall stress process. In order to accommodate the coping process of all employees, both the employees and employers need to take action.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Identifying stress
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   There are many different signs and symptoms that can indicate when someone is having difficulty coping with the amount of stress they are experiencing.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Causes of stress
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Left untreated, stress can lead to physical illness and psychological disorders, which can have a substantial impact on our daily lives as well as our performance in the workplace.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Well workplaces
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   If we work in an environment that doesn't support us physically, it is possible to experience increased stress levels, ill health and symptoms such as fatigue, poor concentration and short-term memory, and even depression if the symptoms are severe or they go on for a long period of time.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Returning to work
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Some issues you might face when you decide to go back to work after the birth of your child.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Healthcare workers suffer from work-related or occupational stress often resulting from high expectations coupled with insufficient time, skills and/or social support at work. This can lead to severe distress, burnout or physical illness, and finally to...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   When the cowpat hits the windmill: a guide for staying mentally fit for students
Publisher:   National Rural Health Network
Description:   When the cowpat hits the windmill: a guide for staying mentally fit for health students. Guidebook for health students on rural placements produced by beyondblue and the National Rural Health Network.
Title:   WorkingWell
Publisher:   DepressioNet
Description:   Working Well provides a unique interactive human service for employees and employers impacted by mild to moderate depression, integrating peer and professional support services.
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