Stigma And Discrimination In The Workplace Analysis

Workplace characteristics: The demands of the workplace, including the physical conditions and demands of the tasks as well as the social demands in the workplace, has been identified as a source of stress to people with mental illness. Individuals with mental illness and sustained employment described sensitivity to stress as one of the ongoing difficulties experienced in work (Honey, 2004). Lack of institutional support and understanding toward people with mental illness can also inhibit Con from sustaining work.
Stigma and discrimination: Stigma can significantly hinder successful community integration and participation among people with psychiatric illness (Merryman, 2011). Employment discrimination is identified as one of the most common stigma experience among people with mental illness. Studies showed that once the individuals’ psychiatric status is known, they are less likely to be employed; and if they are employed, they will be more likely to be hired in low skills, low paid and temporary jobs. Their mental diagnosis also significantly limits their career advancement as they are less likely to be employed for executive positions. They may also experience stigma and discrimination; for example social exclusion, from other employees. Having unpleasant experience in work can stop Con from sustaining …show more content…
Research has found that there is an interrelationship between substance use and medication noncompliance, meaning that substance use can cause medication nonadherence whereas nonadherence can also cause substance use. Substance use can indirectly and adversely impact on the course of bipolar disorder by triggering noncompliance to medications. Medication and treatment noncompliance can trigger relapse and prevent recovery (Keck et al., 1998). Con’s medication noncompliance and substance use are barriers for him to sustain