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Open AccessWork stress and loss of years lived without chronic disease: an 18-year follow-up of 1.5 million employees in Denmark
We aimed to examine the association between exposure to work stress and chronic disease incidence and loss of chronic disease-free life years in the Danish workforce. The study population included 1,592,491 em...
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Open AccessPsychosocial working conditions and depressive disorder: disentangling effects of job control from socioeconomic status using a life-course approach
Job control, the combination of skill discretion and decision authority, is considered a central component of the psychosocial working environment. This longitudinal study examines the relation between job con...
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Occupational Determinants of Affective Disorders
Affective disorders encompass mental disorders related to excessively elated and depressed mood, referred in clinical diagnostic terms as manic episode, bipolar disorders, and depressive disorders. The etiolog...
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Occupational Determinants of Affective Disorders
Affective disorders encompass mental disorders related to excessively elated and depressed mood, referred in clinical diagnostic terms as manic episode, bipolar disorders, and depressive disorders. The etiolog...
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Open AccessWorkplace bullying and violence as risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a multicohort study and meta-analysis
The aim of this multicohort study was to examine whether employees exposed to social stressors at work, such as workplace bullying and violence, have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Open AccessWorkplace sexual harassment and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis comparing harassment from clients or customers to harassment from other employees amongst 7603 Danish employees from 1041 organizations
Previous research has reported that sexual harassment can lead to reduced mental health. Few studies have focused on sexual harassment conducted by clients or customers, which might occur in person-related occ...
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Open AccessLong working hours and cancer risk: a multi-cohort study
Working longer than the maximum recommended hours is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but the relationship of excess working hours with incident cancer is unclear.
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Effort-Reward Imbalance and Affective Disorders
In this chapter, we examine whether effort-reward imbalance (ERI) at work may contribute to the development of affective disorders. Affective disorders describe affective excesses, encompassing both elated and...
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Open AccessUse of Sleep Medications and Mortality: The Hordaland Health Study
Previous research suggests a possible link between the use of sleep medications and mortality, but findings are mixed and well-controlled community-based studies are lacking.
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Open AccessDoes good leadership buffer effects of high emotional demands at work on risk of antidepressant treatment? A prospective study from two Nordic countries
Emotionally demanding work has been associated with increased risk of common mental disorders. Because emotional demands may not be preventable in certain occupations, the identification of workplace factors t...
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Effectiveness of a Coordinated and Tailored Return-to-Work Intervention for Sickness Absence Beneficiaries with Mental Health Problems
Purpose Sickness absence and exclusion from the labour market due to mental health problems (MHPs) is a growing concern in many countries. Knowledge about effective return-to-work (RTW) intervent...
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Occupational position and its relation to mental distress in a random sample of Danish residents
To analyze the distribution of depressive, anxiety, and somatization symptoms across different occupational positions in a random sample of Danish residents.
