Raising the profile of depression in the workplace Lawson, Katrina, Rodwell, John and Noblet, Andrew 2009, Raising the profile of depression in the workplace, in ANZAM 2009 : Proceedings of the 23rd ANZAM Conference 2009, Promaco Conventions, [Canning Bridge, W.A.], pp. 1-20. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads rodwell-raisingtheprofile-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 252.71KB 546 Title Raising the profile of depression in the workplace Author(s) Lawson, Katrina Rodwell, John Noblet, Andrew orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-6838 Conference name Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. Conference (23rd : 2009 : Melbourne, Vic.) Conference location Melbourne, Vic. Conference dates 1-4 December 2009 Title of proceedings ANZAM 2009 : Proceedings of the 23rd ANZAM Conference 2009 Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2009 Conference series Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference Start page 1 End page 20 Total pages 20 Publisher Promaco Conventions Place of publication [Canning Bridge, W.A.] Keyword(s) depression mental health ROC curve prevalence workforce Summary The prevalence of depression in the Australian workforce is unknown. Epidemiological surveys (e.g., the National Health Survey and National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing) do not routinely include a depression scale and within the mental health field, few studies focus on depression and employment groups specifically. Although the inclusion of a direct measure of depression in  national surveys is preferable, the prevalence of depression may be inferred from short screening scales of general mental health. In this paper, scores on the  General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Kessler psychological distress scale (K10) for a sample of employed persons were mapped onto the CES-D (Iowa) measure of depression. The results of this study indicate that the  recommended GHQ-12 cut-off point is appropriate for estimating work-related depression prevalence. However, the cut-off point on the K10 (the short-scale  currently used in Australian national surveys) may need to be substantially  reduced if scores on the K10 are to be used to identify workers at risk of  depression. The routine inclusion of a direct depression measure in national  surveys is recommended, particularly considering the number of employed persons in Australia and large proportion of the sample classified as depressed in this study. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 150311 Organisational Behaviour Socio Economic Objective 920205 Health Education and Promotion HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2009, Promaco Conventions Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30024994 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Deakin Business School Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to conference website Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 13:32:20 EST Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 13:33:44 EST Tue, 16 Mar 2010, 14:22:32 EST Tue, 16 Mar 2010, 14:24:03 EST Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 15:34:14 EST Thu, 18 Aug 2011, 10:34:16 EST Fri, 19 Aug 2011, 08:35:09 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 17:51:51 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 14:15:24 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:12:49 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 14:50:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1057 Abstract Views, 548 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 13:32:19 EST by Katrina Fleming