Associations between lifestyle factors, working environment, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation: A large-scale study in Japan

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 649-655

  Takada, Misato ^a   Suzuki, Ayako ^b   Shima, Satoru ^c   Inoue, Koki ^d   Kazukawa, Satoru ^e   Hojoh, Miroru ^f  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Kyoto Bunkyo University   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Toyama Prefectural Mental Healm Center   (Japan)

^f Ota Regional Occupational Health Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Lifestyle factors; Mental health; Suicide; Working environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 75149115818     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.649     Document Type: Article

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