Investigators at University of Montreal Detail Findings in Mental Health (Health and Stress Management and Mental-health Disability Claims)

Mental Health Weekly Digest

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mental Health Weekly Digest -- Fresh data on Mental Health are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Montreal, Canada, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "This study examines the associations between health and stress management (HSM) practices and mental-health disability claims. Data from the Salveo study was collected during 2009-2012 within 60 workplaces nested in 37 companies located in Canada (Quebec) and insured by a large insurance company."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Montreal, "In each company, 1 h interviews were conducted with human resources managers in order to obtain data on 63 HSM practices. Companies and workplaces were sorted into the low-claims and high-claims groups according to the median rate of the population of the insurer's corporate clients. Logistic regression adjusted for design effect and multidimensional scaling was used to analyse the data. After controlling for company size and economic sector, task design, demands control, gratifications, physical activity and work-family balance were associated with low mental-health disability claims rates. Further analyses revealed three company profiles that were qualified as laissez-faire, integrated and partially integrated approaches to HSM. Of the three, the integrated profile was associated with low mental-health disability claims rates."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The results of this study provide evidence-based guidance for a better control of mental-health disability claims."

For more information on this research see: Health and Stress Management and Mental-health Disability Claims. Stress and Health, 2016;32(5):569-577. Stress and Health can be contacted at: Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - www.wiley.com/; Stress and Health - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1532-2998)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting A. Marchand, University of Montreal, Sch Ind Relat, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada. Additional authors for this research include V.Y. Haines, S. Harvey, J. Dextras-Gauthier and P. Durand (see also Mental Health).