Research on depression in the workplace: where do we go from here?

Abstract

This article overviews the current status of research on depression in the workplace and makes recommendations for future research to increase knowledge and close the research to practice gap. Medical literature review. Knowledge gaps are identified along the public health continuum from prevention and promotion to disability management and return-to-work. The role of Occupational Physicians in generating and disseminating knowledge is discussed. The quality of research on depression in the workplace is improving rapidly but there is a need for a formal research agenda to identify priorities for a systematic multi-stakeholder effort to close critical knowledge gaps and more effectively disseminate and implement research findings in the workplace.