Factors associated with presenteeism among employed Australian adults reporting lifetime major depression with 12-month symptoms

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 231-240

  Cocker, Fiona ^a   Martin, Angela ^b   Scott, Jenn ^b   Venn, Alison ^a   Otahal, Petr ^a   Sanderson, Kristy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Depression; Employees; Presenteeism; Working population; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESENTEEISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055020912     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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