Dr. Samir: How to handle stress at work, Who to consult for mental health & Take hold of your life

Oct 8, 2024

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Dr. Samir shares tips on handling stress at work, finding mental health support, and taking control of your life. Watch now for expert advice!

👇 About the guest

Dr. Samir Parikh is a seasoned consultant psychiatrist with 26 years of experience, currently serving as the Director of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences at Fortis Healthcare in India.

👇 Key Highlights

✅Work-life balance and mental wellness in the workplace

- Concerns about interpersonal factors with team members and supervisors need to be addressed for a healthy work-life balance and encouraging healthy practices.

- Challenges in accessing mental health support, dealing with stigma, affordability, and easy access to mental health services are key issues that need to be tackled.

✅Seeking help for mental health

- Experts' intervention and support are essential for addressing mental health issues at the workplace.

- Recognizing functional impairment across social, personal, academic, or occupational aspects indicates the need for external help.

✅When to seek help for mental health struggles

- Functional impairment persisting for more than two weeks may indicate a need for seeking help, regardless of illness or non-illness.

- Creating a supportive culture in the workplace is essential for individuals to feel comfortable addressing mental health concerns.

✅Importance of mental health literacy in organizations

- Encouraging seeking help, self-help, lifestyle and psychological support

- Investing in people, providing the right environment, and ensuring access to mental health support

✅Stigma and promoting help-seeking behavior.

- Regular mental health literacy is important to reduce stigma and discrimination, which in turn helps in promoting help-seeking behavior.

- Organizations should make mental health literacy and Mental Health First Aid mandatory, and provide support systems to encourage help-seeking behavior and reduce stigma.

👇 Timestamps

[00:00] Intro

[00:57] Prevention of mental health issues

[03:06] Corporate culture impact on mental health crisis

[08:46] Importance of mental wellness in the workplace

[11:37] Work-life balance & Mental wellness

[16:53] Seeking help for mental health

[19:15] When to seek help for mental health struggles

[23:44] Importance of mental health at workplace

[25:52] Responsibility for mental health at work

[30:27] Organizational impact on mental health

[33:00] Mental health literacy in organizations