111 lines
3.8 KiB
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111 lines
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abstract: 'Purpose Whether or not to disclose mental illness or mental health
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issues in the work environment is a highly sensitive dilemma. It can
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facilitate keeping or finding paid employment, but can also lead to
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losing employment or to not being hired, because of discrimination and
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stigma. Research questions were: (1) what do stakeholders see as
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advantages and disadvantages of disclosing mental illness or mental
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health issues in the work environment?; (2) what factors are of
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influence on a positive outcome of disclosure? Methods A focus group
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study was conducted with five different stakeholder groups: people with
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mental illness, Human Resources professionals, employers, work
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reintegration professionals, and mental health advocates. Sessions were
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audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Thematic content analysis was
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performed by two researchers using AtlasTi-7.5. Results were visually
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represented in a diagram to form a theoretical model. Results Concerning
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(dis-)advantages of disclosure, six themes emerged as advantages
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(improved relationships, authenticity, work environment support,
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friendly culture) and two as disadvantages (discrimination and stigma).
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Of influence on the disclosure outcome were: Aspects of the disclosure
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process, workplace factors, financial factors, and employee factors.
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Stakeholders generally agreed, although distinct differences were also
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found and discussed in the paper. Conclusion As shown from the
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theoretical model, the (non-)disclosure process is complex, and the
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outcome is influenced by many factors, most of which cannot be
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influenced by the individual with mental illness. However, the theme
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`Aspects of the disclosure process'', including subthemes: who to
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disclose to, timing, preparation, message content and communication
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style is promising for improving work participation of people with
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mental illness or mental health issues, because disclosers can
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positively influence these aspects themselves.'
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affiliation: 'Brouwers, EPM (Corresponding Author), Tilburg Univ, Dept Tranzo, Tilburg
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Sch Social \& Behav Sci, NETHLAB, POB 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands.
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Brouwers, E. P. M.; Joosen, M. C. W.; Van Weeghel, J., Tilburg Univ, Dept Tranzo,
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Tilburg Sch Social \& Behav Sci, NETHLAB, POB 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands.
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Joosen, M. C. W., Tilburg Univ, Dept Human Resource Studies, Tilburg Sch Social
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\& Behav Sci, NETHLAB, Tilburg, Netherlands.
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van Zelst, C., Maastricht Univ, Dept Psychiat \& Neuropsychol, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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Van Weeghel, J., Phrenos Ctr Expertise, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Van Weeghel, J., Parnassia Grp, The Hague, Netherlands.'
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author: Brouwers, E. P. M. and Joosen, M. C. W. and van Zelst, C. and Van Weeghel,
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J.
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author-email: e.p.m.brouwers@tilburguniversity.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Brouwers
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given: E. P. M.
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- family: Joosen
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given: M. C. W.
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- family: van Zelst
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given: C.
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- family: Van Weeghel
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given: J.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s10926-019-09848-z
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eissn: 1573-3688
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files: []
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issn: 1053-0487
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journal: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
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keywords: Discrimination; Stigma; Employment; Mental illness; Disclosure
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keywords-plus: 'DECISION AID; WORKPLACE; ILLNESS; ATTITUDES; STIGMA; DISCRIMINATION;
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AUTHENTICITY; EXPERIENCES; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '30'
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pages: 84-92
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papis_id: 1d30270751dc444fb3ea9f53b071f9c9
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ref: Brouwers2020disclosenot
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times-cited: '62'
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title: 'To Disclose or Not to Disclose: A Multi-stakeholder Focus Group Study on Mental
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Health Issues in the Work Environment'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000514998600007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '46'
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volume: '30'
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web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation; Social Issues
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year: '2020'
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