[Correlations between depression and work problem of workers]

Recent increase of depressive patients visiting psychiatric clinics have been attributed to social and other environmental factors including those related to work environment. A questionnaire study was carried out in a Tokyo-based company which manufactures desk calculators and other electronic devices, to investigate associations between psychiatric symptoms related to depression and 32 items on work and work environment. Depression was found associated with aforementioned clusters middle-aged employees and executives, whereas it showed little association in young employees, a result suggesting relative vulnerability of the former.