TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Impact of mental disorders on work performance in a community sample of workers in Japan: The World Mental Health Japan Survey 2002-2005
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Tsuchiya, Masao
A1  - Kawakami, Norito
A1  - Ono, Yutaka
A1  - Nakane, Yoshibumi
A1  - Nakamura, Yosikazu
A1  - Fukao, Akira
A1  - Tachimori, Hisateru
A1  - Iwata, Noboru
A1  - Uda, Hidenori
A1  - Nakane, Hideyuki
A1  - Watanabe, Makoto
A1  - Oorui, Masashi
A1  - Naganuma, Yoichi
A1  - Furukawa, Toshiaki A.
A1  - Kobayashi, Masayo
A1  - Ahiko, Tadayuki
A1  - Takeshima, Tadashi
A1  - Kikkawa, Takehiko
SP  - 140
EP  - 145
VL  - 198
IS  - 1
N2  - Most studies that investigate the impact of mental disorders on work performance have been conducted in western countries, but this study examines the impact of common mental disorders on sick leave and on-the-job work performance in a community sample of Japanese workers. Data from the World Mental Health Japan survey were analyzed. A subsample of 530 workers aged 20-60 years were interviewed using the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0. Using a WHO Health and Work Performance Questionnaire, sick days and on-the-job work performance for the previous 30 days were assessed. Linear regression was used to estimate the impact of mental disorders on these indicators of work performance over 12months. Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder, and alcohol abuse/dependence were significantly associated with decreased on-the-job performance. There were no significant associations between mental disorders and sick/absent days. Consistent with previous studies, major depression has a great impact on on-the-job work performance in Japan. The lost productivity was estimated at approximately 28-30 lost days per year. A similar decrease in on-the-job work performance was found for alcohol abuse/dependence, which is stronger than that in other countries, probably attributable to greater tolerance of problematic drinking at Japanese worksites.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2011.10.014
ID  - ref1
ER  -