Search for dissertations about: "mental disorders in the workplace"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words mental disorders in the workplace.

2. 1. The worries of working : Longitudinal studies on the impact of employment uncertainty and employment transitions on clinically defined mental health conditions

   Author : Sandra Blomqvist; Linda Magnusson Hanson; Hugo Westerlund; Sarah Burgard; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Employment uncertainty; Organizational downsizing; Job insecurity; Mental health; Psychotropic drugs; Suicide; Suicide attempt; Longitudinal studies; Survey data; Register data; Generalized Estimating Equations; Marginal Structural Models; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

   Abstract : While mental health problems according psychotropic drug purchases and sick leave spells for psychiatric disorders have increased in Sweden the past 15 years, this is not reflected in trends of psychiatric diagnoses or suicide mortality. In parallel, labor markets have undergone structural changes pressuring employers to increase their flexibility to ensure permanence. READ MORE

4. 2. Physicians' practices in sickness certification for common mental disorders - assessment of work capacity and communication with the patient's workplace

   Author : Paula Nordling; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physicians; General practitioners; Mental Health; Common mental disorders; Work capacity; Sick leave; Return to work; Collaboration;

   Abstract : Physicians are key stakeholders in the sickness certification process. The first aim of this thesis was to examine physicians’ sickness certification practices from two perspectives: the assessment of work capacity and contacts with patients’ employers. READ MORE

5. 3. Movement behavior and mental health in office workers : Associations and intervention effects

   Author : Lisa-Marie Larisch; Victoria Blom; Lena Kallings; Maria Hagströmer; Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir; Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; workplace health promotion; mental health; office workers; 24 h movement behavior; physical activity; sedentary behavior; multi-level intervention; ecological model of health behavior; behavior change; Medicin Teknik; Medicine Technology;

   Abstract : Mental disorders pose a significant global health challenge. To effectively address this challenge, mental health promotion must be included in various sectors, including workplaces. Various strategies for promoting mental health in the workplace have been suggested, including interventions aimed at improving movement behavior, i.e. READ MORE

6. 4. Assessment of psychological and social factors in the workplace : psychometric aspects

   Author : Ingrid Wännström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Psychosocial aspects of work have received increasing attention, partly because of their postulated importance for the workers health. Among the techniques developed for measurement of the psychosocial work environment, questionnaires are most commonly used, but their psychometric quality is often questioned and rarely known. READ MORE

7. 5. To stress the importance of nature : nature-based therapy for the rehabilitation and prevention of stress-related disorders

   Author : Eva Sahlin; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : As a consequence of drastic labour market changes in the late 1990s, many employees experienced more stress in the workplace. Prolonged exposure to stress can lead to physical and mental health problems, and rehabilitation takes a long time. READ MORE