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08-Oct-07 11:30 [Research]
Work stress linked to depression Scientists have found a link between levels of stress in the workplace and depression.
A study conducted by the University of Rochester involving 24,000 adults in Canada found that men with high-stress jobs are twice as likely to suffer from depression than their relaxed counterparts.
However, the evidence was less conclusive in women, with stress caused by a lack of decision-making authority at work.
The survey, which was published in the American Journal of Public Health, was created by lead author Dr Emma Robertson Blackmore and her team.
She claimed that ways of lowering stress could involve employers offering additional skills training and providing care managers for stress treatment as part of a depression prevention plan.
Dr Robertson Blackmore holds the post of assistant professor of psychiatry (Psychology) at the university's Laboratory for the Prevention of Mental Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry.
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