This is because illnesses associated with mental state have become more prevalent within businesses and institutions. At the same time, managers as well as business owners have very little knowledge and understanding when it comes to accepting the existence of mental illnesses in most workplaces. The author goes on to explain that it is often difficult to diagnose or identify an employee who is suffering from a mental illness at work. Most patients and victims of such illnesses are unwilling to confess their condition and often hide it from the rest of the world..