Handbook of Mental Health in the Workplace

Jay C. Thomas (Ph.D., University of Akron, 1981), is Professor and Program Director of Counseling Psychology in the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University. His research interests include applied research methodology, psychometrics, job stress and satisfaction, career and life development, and behavioral change. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, American Statistical Association, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.  He has authored numerous research papers and book chapters and has edited three previous handbooks, including the "Handbook of Mental Health in the Workplace" and "Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology.” Michel Hersen (Ph.D., ABPP, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966) is Professor and Dean of the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University.  He completed his post-doctoral training at the West Have VA (Yale University School of Medicine Program).  He is Past President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.  He has coauthored and co-edited 146 books and has published 225 scientific journal articles.  He is co-editor of several psychological journals, including Behavior Modification, Aggression & Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, Clinical Psychology Review, and Journal of Family Violence.  He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders and of Clinical Case Studies, which is totally devoted to description of clients and patients treated with psychotherapy.  He is Editor-in-Chief of the 4-volume work, Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment.  He has been the recipient of numerous grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Education, the National Institute of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research, and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.  He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Distinguished Practitioner and Member of the National Academy of Practice in Psychology, and recipient of the Distinguished Career Achievement Award in 1996 from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians.  Finally, at one point in his career, he was in full-time private practice and on several occasions he has had part-time private practices.

• PrefacePart I: GENERAL ISSUES1. Mental Health in the Workplace: Toward an Integration of Organizational & Clinical Theory, Research, & Practice - Jay C. Thomas; Jeffrey Hite2. Mental Health & Disabilities, the Employer, & the Law - H. John Bernardin & Barbara A. LeePart II: WORKING CONDITIONS, LIFE STRESSORS, & MENTAL HEALTH3. Models of Job Stress - Valerie J. Sutherland & Cary L. Cooper4. Effects of Job Stress on Mental & Physical Health - Carlla S. Smith, Lorne M. Sulsky, & Krista L. Uggeslav5. The Unbalanced Life: Work & Family Conflict - Leslie B. Hammer, Cari L. Colton, Suzanne Caubet, & Krista J. Brockwood6. Organizationally Targeted Interventions Aimed at Reducing Workplace Stress - Terry A. Beehr & Michael P. O′DriscollPART III: EFFECTS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ON WORK7. Major Depression - Paula Truax & Tracy McDonald8. Bi-Polar Disorder - Edward S. Friedman; Andrea Fagiolini; Michael E. Thase9. Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Erin L. Scott, David M. Fresco, & Richard G. Heimberg10. Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias, & Panic Disorder - Scott F. Coffey, Brian P. Marx, & Deborah A. Roth11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Walter Penk, Charles Drebing, & Russell Schutt12. Schizophrenia - Kim T. Mueser & Deborah R. Becker13. Anti-Social Personality Disorder - Brian P. O′Connor & Kristin N. Barr14. Borderline Personality Disorder - Brian C. Goff 15. Eating Disorders - David H. Gleaves & Antonio Cepeda-Benito16. Traumatic Brain Injury - Charles J. Golden17. Insomnia - Christina S. McCrae, Heith Durrence, & Kenneth L. LichsteinPART IV: EFFECTS OF DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR AT WORK18. Alcohol & Drug Problem Management in the Workplace - Paul M. Roman & Suzanne C. Baker19. Social Dysfunction in the Workplace - Lindsay Ham, Melanie Van Dyke, & Debra A. Hope20. Anger, Hostility, & Violence in the Workplace - Robert Hogan & John L. McNulty21. Harassment & Discrimination in the Workplace - Tahira M. Probst & Donna A. Johns22. Absenteeism - Gary Johns23. Passive-Aggressive Behavior in the Workplace - John F. Binning & Edward E. WagnerPART V: ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICE & MENTAL HEALTH24. Dysfunctional Behavior in the Workplace & Organizational Design, Climate, & Culture - Daniel J. Svyantek & Linda L. Brown25. An Application Model Relating the Essential Functions of a Job to Mental Disabilities - Steven Cronshaw & Brenda L. Kenyon26. Job Accommodations for Mental Health Disabilities - Lois Tetrick & Leah P. ToneyAuthor IndexSubject Index