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Mendel, R., Kissling, W., Reichhart, T., Bühner, M., & Hamann, J. (2015). Managers' reactions towards employees' disclosure of psychiatric or somatic diagnoses. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 24(2), 146-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796013000711
Mendel, R, et al. "Managers' reactions towards employees' disclosure of psychiatric or somatic diagnoses." Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences vol. 24,2 (2015): 146-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796013000711
Mendel R, Kissling W, Reichhart T, Bühner M, Hamann J. Managers' reactions towards employees' disclosure of psychiatric or somatic diagnoses. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2015 Apr;24(2):146-9. doi: 10.1017/S2045796013000711. Epub 2013 Dec 05. PMID: 24308312; PMCID: PMC6998118.
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Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2015 Apr;24(2):146-9. doi: 10.1017/S2045796013000711. Epub 2013 Dec 05.

Managers' reactions towards employees' disclosure of psychiatric or somatic diagnoses.

Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences

R Mendel, W Kissling, T Reichhart, M Bühner, J Hamann

Affiliations

  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, TU München,München,Germany.
  2. Department Psychologie,LMU München,München,Germany.

PMID: 24308312 PMCID: PMC6998118 DOI: 10.1017/S2045796013000711

Abstract

AIMS: To study whether employees who disclose a psychiatric diagnosis, such as depression risk stigmatisation and discrimination at the workplace.

METHODS: Randomised experimental study with 748 managers from German companies incorporating four case vignettes displaying an employee with different 'diagnoses' (depression, burnout, private crisis and thyroid dysfunction), but identical unspecific complaints. Main outcome measures were the managers' attitudes and their impact on stigmatisation with respect to job performance.

RESULTS: In nearly all aspects of job performance, the diagnosis depression (psychiatric disorder) was seen as more critical than the diagnosis of a thyroid dysfunction (somatic disease). The diagnosis 'burnout' did not prove to be less stigmatising than 'depression'. Likewise 'private crisis' was rated less favourably than thyroid dysfunction.

CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, employees have to evaluate if they disclose their psychiatric disorder or if they conceal it as a somatic illness.

Keywords: burnout

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