Person-related work and incident use of antidepressants: Relations and mediating factors from the Danish work environment cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 435-444

  Madsen, Ida E H ^a   Diderichsen, Finn ^b   Burr, Hermann ^a   Rugulies, Reiner ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Emotional demand; Emotional labor; Human service work; Occupational health; Threat; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DENMARK;

EID: 78649552807     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3049     Document Type: Article

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