Bipolar Disorder in the Workplace
- 5 May 06, 9:59 AM
Lady Bracknell was regularly scouring the interwebnet for disability-related news items long before Crippled Monkey snatched her up to help him with his blogging responsibilities.
In all that time, she has never - until today - seen an article on a business site about bipolar disorder and employment. There are, of course, a number of specialist mental health organisations who produce materials on employment, but to see something of this nature on a site like is both strikingly unusual and, surely, a cause for celebration.
Written by Scott Reeves, one of Forbes.com's personal finance editors, explains what bipolar disorder is; examines the pros and cons of declaring the condition to one's employer; and makes sensible suggestions about possible reasonable accommodations which employers might consider making. ("Reasonable accommodations" are the US equivalent, under the ADA, of our UK "reasonable adjustments", under the DDA.)
Lady Bracknell might add at this juncture that she once met a woman with bipolar disorder whose reasonable adjustment was to be permitted to take her little dog into work with her because his constant affection and loyalty helped with her mood swings.
There's even a link from the article to a little slideshow intended to guide you through the process of deciding when, and whether, to declare, and to whom.
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Comments
My employer summarily dismissed me when they discovered I have bipolar. We could do with a little more understanding from employers...
Wish me luck with the tribuneral.
I'm going to nail them to the effing wall.