| Document ID (ISN) | 108181 |
| CIS number |
08-731 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
DMT 112 TC 116
|
| Author(s) |
Durand E. |
| Title |
Psychotropic drugs and work (II) - Antidepressants |
| Original title |
Médicaments psychotropes et travail (II) - Médicaments antidépresseurs [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
4th Quarter 2007, No.112, p.487-508. Illus. 96 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.dmt-prevention.fr/inrs-pub/inrs01.nsf/IntranetObject-accesParReference/TC%20116/$File/TC116.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
This literature survey addresses the use of antidepressants at work. The most recent publications on the topic cite a prevalence of depression of around 10% in the general population and a similar level in the working population. The consequences of antidepressants on work are little known. This article sheds light on current understanding with respect to vigilance, driving and co-exposure to toxic substances, and proposes several decision support tools aimed at occupational physicians. The ethical and practical aspects of medical treatment of employees are discussed, together with the issues of staying at work and returning to work. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
drug dependence; occupational medicine; risk factors; depressive neurosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; vigilance tasks; sickness absenteeism; toxic substances; industrial physicians; drivers; synergism; medical treatment; ethics; work aptitude |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mental health
Ethical issues
Alcohol and drug abuse
|
