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Newshound
05-12-2012, 11:29 AM
One in five Australians suffer from a mental illness, according to the report card released by the Australian government's Mental Health Commission.

Many of these are executives or managers, and they face a particular dilemma in alerting their workplaces to their difficulties.

On the one hand, openness is crucial if the stigma of mental illness is to be overcome, and for workplaces to accommodate talented executives who are managing a mental illness.

Read more... (http://www.smartcompany.com.au/leadership/053163-mental-illness-still-a-stigma-in-the-workplace-hr-experts-say.html)

Myriam Robin, Smart Company