The Relationship Between Past Traumatic Experience and Sickness Absence

Takashi Izutsu, Mihoko Shibuya, Atsuro Tsutsumi, Takako Konishi and Noriyuki Kawamura
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Takashi Izutsu: Department of Forensic Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan, izutsu@gakushikai.jp
Mihoko Shibuya: Department of Human Sciences, Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan
Atsuro Tsutsumi: Department of International Community Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Takako Konishi: Department of Human Sciences, Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan
Noriyuki Kawamura: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2008, vol. 54, issue 1, 83-89

Abstract: Background: Past traumatic experiences have been reported to lower stress tolerance, thereby increasing job strain. However, the relationship between past traumatic experiences and employee sickness absence is poorly understood. Aims: This study explores the relationship between sickness absence and past traumatic experience with regard to the amount of time lapsed after the experience, job strain and other mental health states such as depression and anxiety. Methods: A total of 3238 workers were assessed for levels of traumatic stress, depressive status, anxiety and job stress. Results: Odds ratios of the presence of traumatic experiences to sickness absence, adjusted for sex, age and depressive and anxiety states, were presented according to the length of time that had passed since the traumatic events. The odds ratio in the 0—1 Years Group was 1.75 ( p

Keywords: industrial health; job strain; post-traumatic stress disorder; sickness absence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764007083874

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