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No. Don't mention depression or your treatment for mental illness or use of psychotropic medications. There is still serious stigma against mental illness.
by aestra 13y ago
No. Don't mention depression or your treatment for mental illness or use of psychotropic medications. There is still serious stigma against mental illness.
- DanBC 13y agoPeople with a mental illness are covered under discrimination laws in the US. While it's probably a good idea to not disclose (in the US) before you have the job it's something that people need to think about. The EEOC advice is here. http://www.eeoc.gov/employees/index.cfm http://www.eeoc.gov/employees/index.cfm http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/index.cfm http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/index.cfm
- csfelon 13y agoI take a "less is more approach" if someone asks: Were you depressed? I say: "Absolutely, I had just experienced a parents suicide" and I've done a lot of work on learning adult coping skills so that I won't repeat that sort of thing. Again this is all if they ask... It's a weird cross section because once the door is open, someone can ask pretty much any question they may have been legally prohibited from asking in an interview because I disclosed it - I often feel it changes the dynamic of an interview in a very serious way. I usually try to use it is an op. to ingratiate that person to my ability to cope with stress and perform under pressure.