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Mental Health Continuum

Understand the impact of mental health in the workplace.

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What is the mental health continuum, and how does it affect employee performance?

The mental health continuum is a research-backed resource developed by Insight Psychological.

It asserts that the state of our mental health exists on a dynamic continuum that ranges from excelling to debilitating. Contributing factors both within and outside of the workplace may contribute to someone dropping on this continuum.

If an employee is at a low point in the mental health continuum, their psychological and physical capacity will drop – as will their performance. Ultimately, creating a work environment that focuses on the early intervention and prevention of mental difficulties is critical to the success of a workplace.

An image of Insight Psychological's mental health continuum. It describes the physical, emotional, and behavioural impacts of each stage in the continuum: which includes "excelling", "well", "strained", "injured", and "critical". Performance and wellbeing is high at the "excel" level, and then gradually decreases across each phase before becoming debilitating at the "critical" level.

How can Insight Workplace help support employees on their mental health continuum?

At Insight Psychological, we understand how an employee’s mental wellbeing can impact their workplace performance. That’s why we help connect both individuals and organizations alike with a number of skilled therapists – so that everyone can achieve emotional wellness and truly thrive.

Interested in the impact of each stage of the continuum? Read the full document below.

An image of Insight Psychological's mental health continuum. It describes the physical, emotional, and behavioural impacts of each stage in the continuum: which includes "excelling", "well", "strained", "injured", and "critical". Performance and wellbeing is high at the "excel" level, and then gradually decreases across each phase before becoming debilitating at the "critical" level.