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The return to work (RTW) of an employee on sick leave for a common mental disorder can be hampered by various obstacles, including complex or conflictual interpersonal relationships. These dynamics may be accompanied by complex emotions that are poorly regulated or difficult for the employee to identify. Emotion-focused psychotherapy, developed by Leslie Greenberg (2020), offers techniques to promote better emotional regulation, which can support a more harmonious RTW. This article aims to present a set of specific techniques enabling people to deal with the complex and maladaptive emotions that arise in the context of difficult relationships, whether real or anticipated, during RTW. Firstly, the rationale behind working with emotions in psychotherapy and the importance of emotional regulation in a person's functioning will be presented. The techniques of focusing, empty-chair dialogue, and two-chair dialogue will then be explained, together with their specific objectives. These interventions are illustrated using a clinical vignette involving an employee on leave for an adjustment disorder with relationship difficulties with his immediate superior. Although promising, this innovative intervention applied to the specific context of RTW will need to be tested to assess both the employee's emotional functioning and to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.

Introduction and Objective As part of the conference Crossed Perspectives on Mental Health and Return to Work, held in Montreal in 2021, a white paper was produced to highlight 10 solutions aimed at promoting mental health in the workplace and facilitating return to work (RTW). Examples include actions such as formalizing the RTW process with common guidelines for personalized follow-up, training managers on mental health prevention and employees support during their RTW, and generating evidence-based data to better understand and promote sustainable and healthy return to work after medical leave. Three years later, during a roundtable discussion at the inaugural conference of the International Community of Practice on Mental Health and Work (CoP-SMT in French), the objective was to revisit these solutions by engaging stakeholders involved in employee support and company representatives. Method During the round table, eight individuals holding executive positions in RTW services or management roles in public and private organizations from Belgium, France, and Quebec were invited to select one or two solutions from the white paper. They were asked to share which solutions they had implemented or wished to implement in their work contexts. Additionally, participants were encouraged to identify one or two priority actions they deemed essential for discussion at the next conference in 2027. A synthesis of their responses are presented as the outcome of this exercise. Results and Conclusions The results provide insight into current practices, challenges, and needs identified by the experts consulted, helping to outline research directions to support the implementation of practices/initiatives across different countries. These reflections also consider emerging responsibilities and evolving roles of various stakeholders involved. Notably, the concept of workplace mental health should extend beyond merely addressing psychosocial risk factors by incorporating protective factors as well.

Context Beyond the classic categorical approach to eating disorders, recent scientific articles, catalysed by the pandemic context, demonstrate the importance of considering the alternative approach of dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors induced by negative physical self-perceptions in order to consider the general and clinical population as a whole. In this context, interventions targeting contact with nature show positive and promising effects on physical self-perceptions, such as perceived physical appearance. Objectives The objective of this narrative review is to identify the literature pertaining to the effects of contact with nature on physical self-perceptions and, more specifically, on perceived physical appearance in a population with dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors. Method A comprehensive search of the scientific literature was conducted between August 2022 and September 2023, with an update in December 2023 on the principal databases in the research field. Results Five articles were selected for the narrative review. All of them demonstrate the positive effects of contact with nature on physical self-perceptions in individuals who exhibit dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors. These effects can be classified into two categories, namely direct and indirect (mediated) pathways. This finding is consistent with the current literature on non-clinical populations. Discussion and Conclusion Some articles in the review highlighted further implications to be considered in the relationship between nature and physical self-perceptions of individuals with dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors. These articles, which are consistent with the existing literature, illustrate the multi-dimensionality of the model of physical self-perceptions and show how reconnecting to one's body functionality can impact perceived physical appearance. Moreover, other articles have demonstrated the potential of nature as a medium for interventional logic and for reconnecting with the self, with others, and with nature. Nevertheless, the limited number of articles indicates a need for further studies in this area of research. Further research should be conducted to assess the actual impact of contact with nature on perceived physical appearance and more broadly on physical self-perceptions of individuals with dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors, and to understand how this impact works.