COLUMBIA - A new study out of West Virginia University shows mistreatment in the workplace can lead to suicidal ideation for employees with mood disorders.Â
Kayla Follmer, an Assistant Professor of Management at West Virginia University, conducted the study with her husband. Over the course of three months, they surveyed and tracked the work experiences of 279 people who were professionally diagnosed with depression or bipolar disorder.
Follmer found even the smallest types of mistreatment could have serious effects.Â
âWe were really looking at low-grade incivility type behaviors, where somebody simply doesn t say hi to you, or might not ask for your idea, or is sarcastic with you,â Follmer said. âThese are behaviors that we commit, sometimes on a daily basis, but might not realize the negative effect that it has on individuals.â