Descriptive study of claims for occupational mental disorders or suicideopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Jihoon; Kim, Inah; Roh, Sooyong
- Issue Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Keywords
- Mental disorder; Suicide; Claimed data
- Citation
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, v.28, no.1, pp.1 - 5
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/155529
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40557-016-0147-7
- ISSN
- 1225-3618
- Abstract
- Background: This study aimed to identify the characteristics of claimed mental disorders. Because the workers believed the cause of the mental disorders was work-related stress or a specific event, we could identify the major work-related stressor for claimed cases.
Methods: We included claimed cases of occupational mental disorder or suicide reported during 2010-2014 to the Korea Workers Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL), established by Industrial Accidents Insurance (IACI) Act. We conducted qualitative analysis using a form specifically developed for this study as well as a quantitative analysis.
Results: Of the 569 claimed cases, 142 cases were recognized as occupational mental disorder or suicide. The approval rate was 24.9 %. Suicide was the most commonly approved mental disorder (23.0 %), followed by major depressive disorder (14.9 %). Regarding profession, 109 workers were managers, and 95 workers were office clerks. The main work-related stressors of the approved cases were acute stressful events (76 cases), long working hours (12 cases), and changes in workload (6 cases). The primary stressful events were work-related legal problems, workplace violence, and employment status-related issues.
Conclusion: Claims due to mental disorders or suicide increased during the 5-year study period, and the approval rate was approximately 33 %, and the main stressor of the claimed cases was an acute stressful event such as physiologic trauma, employment-related issues, fear of legal or financial responsibility, abrupt change in organizational responsibility, or workplace violence.
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