Minor mental disorders and work conditions

Mental Disorders, Mental Disability at Work

Minor psychiatric disorders and working conditions in truck drivers.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders and to identify associated stressors among truck drivers. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 460 truck drivers from a cargo transportation company of the Southern and Southeastern regions of Brazil, in 2007. Workers completed a questionnaire about sociodemographic, lifestyle and working conditions data. Workin...

The effect of mental workload and work posture on musculoskeletal disorders of Qazvin hospitals, in 2016

Background: Due to high prevalence of musculoskeletal risk factors among kitchen workers and their role in causing discomfort, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ergonomic factors (mental workload and working posture) on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among workers of training hospitals in Qazvin, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done through...

Cultural relaxation methods for minor mental health disorders

Traditional techniques used to produce relaxation can promote and maintain wellbeing in healthy individuals too. They can prevent illnesses including minor mental health disorders from developing in those faced with psychosocial problems by countering stress, states of tension and improving coping capacities. Further, they can cure a variety of minor mental health disorders that have already de...

Work and mental disorders in a German national representative sample

Most previous studies concerning the associations between work and mental ill-health have used dimensional self-report questionnaires for mental health problems (e.g., depressive symptoms). This study contributes to occupational health research by providing standardized clinical diagnoses based on DSM-IV criteria. A total of 2329 employees (age 18 65 years) took part in a structured, computer-a...