Emma Mamo, policy and campaigns manager at the metal health charity Mind, said that the blow to self-esteem that often accompanies job loss or a sustained period of unemployment can have a detrimental effect on emotional wellbeing.
'Long-term unemployment brings a host of problems ... from financial hardship to the loss of identity and daily routines that work often brings. Men are particularly vulnerable in the current economic climate, with an estimated 1 in 7 developing depression after 6 months of losing their job,' Ms Mamo explained.
However, she said that it is encouraging that employers are more enlightened and changes to the law protect sufferers of mental health issues from being discriminated against.
An expert from Lifetracks.com, told jobseekers that it is possible to present recovering from depression in a positive light at interview so it may well be an asset.
'Long-term unemployment brings a host of problems ... from financial hardship to the loss of identity and daily routines that work often brings. Men are particularly vulnerable in the current economic climate, with an estimated 1 in 7 developing depression after 6 months of losing their job,' Ms Mamo explained.
However, she said that it is encouraging that employers are more enlightened and changes to the law protect sufferers of mental health issues from being discriminated against.
An expert from Lifetracks.com, told jobseekers that it is possible to present recovering from depression in a positive light at interview so it may well be an asset.
