Work and psychiatric disorder in the Whitehall II study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-81

  Stansfeld, Stephen A ^a   Fuhrer, Rebecca ^a   Head, Jenny ^a   Ferrie, Jane ^a   Shipley, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Depression; Epidemiology; Psychological stress; Work

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030753938     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00001-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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