Overtime work and the incidence of long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders: A prospective cohort study.

Yosuke InoueShuichiro YamamotoAndrew StickleyKeisuke KuwaharaToshiaki MiyamotoTohru NakagawaToru HondaTeppei ImaiAkiko NishiharaIsamu KabeTetsuya MizoueSeitaro Dohi

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2021)

Engaging in excessive overtime work was linked with a higher risk of LTSA due to mental health problems while the lower risk observed among individuals working 45-79 hours/month of overtime work might have been due to a healthy worker effect.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
risk factors
weight gain
body mass index
physical activity