Mental Health Care for the Staff of a General Hospital / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

　　The present study was conducted to shed light on the fact about mental health care for the staff in a general hospital. It is well-known that hospital doctors and nurses suffer from high levels of stress.　　Early detection of worries and concerns of workers is important in mental health care. The improvement of mental health and prevention of stress-related disease should be considered according to the occupational category. There are few hospitals which have the specialists in mental health care for the staff.　　It is helpful to use unique support tools for encouraging employees in to recognize what causes them to feel stressed and understand problems that come from their environment.　　Over the period of 10, we have practiced mental health care for the hospital staff.　　We report the results of our efforts.