In order to protect yourself from termination due to mental illness the best thing to do is talk to your doctor about writing an fmla directive...or whatever it's called. It is kind of like a prn prescription. It varies from person to person based on what the doctor thinks is needed. For instance you might have the ability to take x number of hours unpaid sick leave with no questions asked. Or excused for appointments if that is hard to work out with the employer. The form goes to hr but nothing about diagnosis or why is included. They or your manager are not allowed to ask and there are strict penalties for doing so.

I have mixed feelings about this. For a certain amount of time or sporadically it's good it's there. But if it is over used it can hurt morale. They basically can't fire you at all so the company is rather stuck if they really need you there and you are gone too often. Other employees don't understand and get resentful. That's not good for you or them. I'm thinking if somebody that would regularly use it at least once a week for half days (often more) over the course of at least two or three years. His doctor of 6 years was horrible. I think if you are that bad for that long treatment needs to be reexamined. He eventually did switched doctors. Problem solved.

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