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Summary:

Despite our growing understanding of the impact of mental ill health at work, it looks like it will continue to set the OH agenda for years to come.

Recently attended (online) a symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health¹. It included an analysis of papers published in different periods over its 50 years according to the type of occupational exposure studied². The psychosocial work environment had moved from the ninth most-researched exposure out of 10 in 1975–1984 (chemical exposure was the most studied), to third place in 1995–2004 and first in 2015–2023. Shiftwork and working hours moved up from eighth position in 1975–1984 to second in 2015–2023. There was a similar shift in types of health outcomes studied, with mental disorders rising from eighth position in 1975–1984 to first in 2015–2023. The journal’s all-time most-cited paper is a meta-analysis of the psychosocial work environment and mental health³…

 

 

Dr John Ballard is editor of Occupational Health [at Work]

Author: Ballard J

Tags mental health

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2024/2025 (vol. 21/4) pp03

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