ABSTRACT
Mental health issues may not be given the same importance in developing countries as in developed countries because of culture, stigma, religious beliefs, and norms. This negative perception of mental health disorders limits their public knowledge of medical conditions, and as such, their evidence-based treatment strategies are generally poorly or inaccurately understood in developing countries. This study explores the gap between the human experience of disease and the corporate procedures that handle sick leave of workers who suffer from mental health difficulties. The findings illustrate that healthcare policy and government legislation influence and shape employees' experiences through social interactions and institutional processes that coordinate the use of sick leave. These findings have made it feasible to understand how complex biological and physical-based approaches to monitoring attendance employ terminology and categories that do not fit the typical experiences of workers with mental health disorders. In this study, we contribute from the perspective of an emerging country by researching the selected factors (anxiety, depression, perceived social support, and employee productivity) in Beirut-based small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Keywords
Mental Health; Well-Being; Anxiety; Depression; Employee Productivity, Social Exchange Theory