Occupational mental health: a brief history.
This paper describes the development of occupational mental health in the United Kingdom. It looks at the increasing involvement of occupational health staff in this aspect of the workplace and the role played by organizational psychologists in exploring the relationship between work and mental well-being. It provides a background for the reviews of current knowledge described in the other papers in this issue of Occupational Medicine.
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Finsbury Circus Medical Centre, London, UK. afingret@fcmc.co.uk
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000266:history*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000266:history; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000266:history*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000266:history*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom