- 25Sep2012
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Stress Leave (continued)
- By Ian Bradley
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What’s wrong with the scenario outlined in my previous post about taking a medical leave for job stress? Most consequentially, –the protective aspect is simply too appealing. All too often in my practice I have seen stressed patients go from one doctor to another in search of that all-powerful prescriptive demand: Time Off Work Due
- 17Sep2012
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Stress Leave: current problems and possible solutions
- By Ian Bradley
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Regular readers of my blog know that I have many criticisms about our current approach to workplace disability caused by stress. The problem is enormous and costly. Recent surveys in Canada reveal that approximately a quarter of the current workforce is either “quite” or “extremely” stressed. The majority of that stress is related to work.
- 26Oct2010
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Problem-solving not Diagnosis: Part II Medical Leave
- By Ian Bradley
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In my prior post, I described the events leading up to a medical leave obtained for psychological reason. In my experience, something strange happens when a medical leave is granted. I would argue from this time forward, the initial workplace issues fade into obscurity. These causative issues are replaced by a quasi-medical-legal examination about whether the