Psychosocial Stressors At Work May Be Associated With Higher Risk For Sickness Absence Among Workers Due To Psychiatric Disorder, Systematic Review Indicates

Healio (4/1, Gramigna) reports, “Psychosocial stressors at work were linked to a higher risk for sickness absence among workers because of a mental disorder,” researchers concluded. Among the study’s conclusions was that “exposure to high psychological demands combined with low job control causes job strain, which can lead to health problems.” The findings of the 23-study “systematic review and meta-analysis” were published online April 1 in JAMA Psychiatry.

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— “On-the-job psychosocial stressors increase risk for sickness absence due to mental disorders, “Joe Gramigna, Healio, April 1, 2020

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