Mental health in the country ranks among the worst in the world
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.A survey conducted by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group found that six in 10 employees wished they could afford to quit their jobs.
However, the tough economic conditions — inflation, the high cost of living, job losses and rampant unemployment — made having a job seem like “a privilege”. “Work was the big stressor, particularly for people who owned their own businesses or had to work from home, but also for people in workplaces. They were very worried about job losses and the economic impact of Covid-19, the economic impact of load-shedding, all of it snowballing and becoming an avalanche of stress,” she said.
“Unemployment rates are extremely high amongst young people, who are at that highest-risk phase of life for struggling with mental health issues. Dworzanowski-Venter said that, for the working class, the main driver of the stress was too much work for too little pay. The association also highlighted that mental disorders led to significant productivity losses, estimating that absenteeism due to depression costs the South African economy about R19 billion annually.
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