Work performance of employees with depression: The impact of work stressors

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-213

  Lerner, Debra ^a   Adler, David A ^a   Rogers, William H ^a   Chang, Hong ^a   Lapitsky, Leueen ^a   McLaughlin, Thomas ^b   Reed, John ^c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Fallon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Depression; Health focus: Presenteeism; Job performance; Manuscript format: Research; Outcome measure: Productivity; Prevention research; Productivity; Research purpose: Modeling relationship testing; Setting: Clinical health care; Strategy: N a; Study design: Quasi experimental; Target population circumstances: Employed; Target population: Adults; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949360996     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.090313-QUAN-103     Document Type: Article

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