MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND ALCOHOL USE AMONG PROFESSIONALS
Abstract
Objectives: The present article emphasized on the importance and factor which relate
the mental health problems and alcohol use in context of workplace. Mental health is
very important aspect of person’s life. Mental Health refers to a state of wellbeing in
which person realizes his/her own abilities, can manage normal stresses of life, work
productively and effectively, and able to make contribution to his/her community [1].
If the person is not able to realize his/her abilities to deal with demand of the
workplace, not able to manage normal stress of workplace life then he/she may have
develop some kind of mental health problems. When it comes to the workplace there
are many factors which influenced the person’s mental health. Several Factors like,
shift work, monotony at work, negative emotions, unclear roles, and day to day
problems, due to these factors people develop some of the mental health problems
such as negative affect, depression, and psychological distress. Some specific task
may carry a higher personal risk for the employee, which influenced the mental
health further lead to the cause for mental disorders, and then it may lead to harmful
use of alcohol or psychoactive drugs. Risk is more in those situations where there is a
lack of social support and team cohesion at the workplace [2]. The present article
also highlighted the need to organize mental health workshop for alcoholics at the
workplace so that the positive mental health can be enhanced. ASEAN Journal of
Psychiatry, Vol. 22 (1): January – February 2021: XX XX