Dr. Simon Senner emphasizes the high prevalence of mental health disorders in the population, leading to an increase in sick days for mental health reasons over the past decade. He discusses the impact of presenteeism (being at work but not fully functional) being a bigger cost factor for companies compared to absenteeism. Dr. Simon underlines the importance of addressing burnout and providing ongoing support for patients in terms of treatment methods and learning social competencies. Christine mentions the challenge of increasing workloads affecting the well-being and productivity of employees and the role of leaders in fostering a healthy work environment.
