Kathleen M Griffiths|Kylie Bennett|J. Walker|Susan Goldsmid|Anthony Bennett
Effectiveness of MH-Guru, a brief online mental health program for the workplace: A randomised controlled trial
Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian Institute of Criminology|Australian National University
depression anxiety interfere individuals quality life result substantial economic costs workplace lost productivity internet offers unparalleled opportunity large scale costeffective delivery mental health awareness destigmatisation programs workplace however date high quality assessments effectiveness workplace programs confined health professional settings current study reports effectiveness mental health guru mhguru twomodule online mental health workplace induction programa total 507 employees large multidepartmental government workplace randomised 2week online depression anxiety educational program mental health guru mhguru wait list control condition participants completed online surveys baseline 1 week postintervention 6month followup primary outcome measures included depression anxiety literacy personal stigma depression anxiety help seeking intentions anxiety depression posttest secondary measures included helpseeking attitudes selfreported help seeking behaviour satisfaction measures also collecteddropout post intervention 267 210 mhguru control conditions respectively relative control mhguru participants showed significantly greater improvements depression anxiety literacy post intervention group standardized effect sizes posttest 6months 078 081 depression literacy 080 079 anxiety literacy compared control participants mhguru group also showed significantly greater reductions depression anxiety personal stigma group effect sizes stigma depression 056 047 posttest 6months respectively 042 time points anxiety mhguru intervention associated differentially greater increase anxiety depression helpseeking intentions improvement help seeking attitudes compared control group however selfreported helpseeking behaviour significantly greater mhguru group posttest addition mhguru group showed greater intentions seek help depression internet 6month followup satisfaction items suggested program acceptable employeesbrief online programs mhguru potential play important role increasing mental health awareness decreasing stigmatizing attitudes workplace extension general community