Effects of “Shinkeishitsu” on Occupational Stress in Japanese Workers

MDD has exceeded that of diabetes (about 2.37 million people) and cancer (about 1.52 million people) [1]. Mental illness is now so prevalent in Japan that it is considered one of the Five Major Diseases in Japanese medicine, and its effects are serious. The survey of completed suicide revealed that mental illness is a particularly important cause of suicide. By 2011, the number of suicides per year in Japan had exceeded 30,000 people [2]. Moreover, there is an increase in the number of various types of workers experiencing mental illness Ministry of Health [1], particularly mood disorders. Therefore, more aggressive efforts should be made to monitor mental health in the Japanese workplace.