Document ID (ISN) | 107151 |
CIS number |
07-1242 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0267-8373 - Work and Stress |
Year |
2006 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Roesler U., Jacobi F., Rau R. |
Title |
Work and mental disorders in a German national representative sample |
Bibliographic information |
July-Sep. 2006, Vol.20, No.3, p.234-244. 38 ref. |
Abstract |
This study on occupational risk factors of mental disorders involved 2329 German employees (aged 18-65 years) who took part in a structured, computer-assisted clinical interview. Further, they specified whether their job was characterized by physical workload, overtime or stress, and evaluated whether they felt impaired by each job characteristic. Results show that substance abuse/dependence (including nicotine dependence) was the highest prevalent mental disorder (12 month prevalence: 14.4%) followed by anxiety (12.0%) somatoform (9.7%), and affective (9.3%) disorders. Sequential logistic regression analyses showed significant associations between the presence of stress at work and affective and somatoform disorders. Other findings are discussed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
mental disorders; stress factors; physical workload |
Descriptors (secondary) |
drug dependence; Germany; smoking; stress studies; sleep disturbances; work time schedules; cross-sectional study; anxiety |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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Browse category(ies) |
Mental health Alcohol and drug abuse Mental stress and burnout
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