Let the team fix it?: performance and mood of depressed workers and coworkers in different work contexts

Depression in the workplace is a significant factor for reduced personal well-being and productivity. Consequently, this has negative effects on the economic success of the companies in which depressed people are employed. In addition, the economy has to deal with the significant burden of this illn...

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Main Authors: Vollmann, Martin (Author) , Schwieren, Christiane (Author) , Mattern, Margarete (Author) , Schnell, Knut (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: October 14, 2021
In: PLOS ONE
Year: 2021, Volume: 16, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-18
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0256553
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256553
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256553
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Author Notes:Martin Vollmann, Christiane Schwieren, Margarete Mattern, Knut Schnell

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