Occupational factors associated with major depressive disorder: a Brazilian population-based study

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common mental disorders, one of the leading causes of disability and identified as a crucial public health issue because of its high social and economic costs (Greenberg et al., 2015; Kleine-Budde et al., 2013; Stewart et al., 2003). MDD also has serious consequences at the workplace through absenteeism, presenteeism, turn-over and reduced performance and productivity (Wang et al., 2006; Stewart et al., 2003). The identification of risk factors, including occupational risk factors, for MDD is thus important to better understand the disease and implement prevention policies.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 15, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: N ágila Soares Xavier Oenning, Patrícia Klarmann Ziegelmann, Bárbara Niegia Garcia de Goulart, Isabelle Niedhammer Tags: Research paper Source Type: research