Proposed National Strategies for the Prevention of Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries: Psychological Disorders

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• Alternative Title:
  Proposed national strategies for the prevention of leading work-related diseases and injuries, psychological disorders
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A proposed national strategy for the prevention of psychological disorders was presented. Both occupational and nonoccupational factors enter into the development of psychological disorders among workers. Psychological disorders of current interest include affective disturbances such as anxiety, depression, and job dissatisfaction; maladaptive behavioral and lifestyle patterns; and chemical dependencies and alcohol abuse. At this time no surveillance system exists to adequately gauge the national scope of psychological health disorders. Epidemiologic and health care data on costs are accumulating, however. The prevention of work related psychological disorders includes better job design to improve working conditions, surveillance of psychological disorders and risk factors, information gathering and dissemination, training and education of workers, and the enrichment of psychological health services for workers. Recommendations for controlling psychosocial risk factors at work; for improving surveillance of work related psychological disorders and risk factors; for information dissemination, education, and training; and for improving worksite based mental health services are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Originally published as part of a two vol. set: Proposed national strategies for the prevention of leading work-related diseases and injuries.
  
  Developed at a 1985 conference cosponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-25).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coping Skills Epidemiology Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Job-stress; Mental-stress; Worker-health; Occupational-health-programs; Epidemiology; Psychological-stress; Attitude; Coping-behavior; Disease-prevention
• Source:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 89-137, 1988 Jan; :1-30
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB89137
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guideline
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  30 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00197142
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB90-171885
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6335d401bef87c8a9c94d968d3a5afe38bd2a751a71e1dc4eea5f604a7ee6d3919c8f5164e4f341c46e3b0d80d54ef74aa6cf1e6bfc13a51e53f056fd0268979
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5407/cdc_5407_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.14 MB ]