Tange Chikako, Yokoyama Kazuhito
Department of Epidemiology, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan.
Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi. 2007 Mar;49(2):59-66. doi: 10.1539/sangyoeisei.49.59.
In order to clarify the status of mental health problems and care in Japanese business establishments, a questionnaire was administered to occupational health staff in various enterprises (243 valid responses, 17.0%). The results reveal that, in most enterprises, there are workers suffering from stress-related disorders. Depression was most often seen (47.2%). Additionally, the results suggest that depression lead to long periods of time off. Therefore, measures against depression in employees are important. There were a lot of offices that executed mental health care by supervisors and managers or occupational health staff, or by educational training, or medical examination, etc. However, a clear statement of the plan concerning mental health care by employers had been executed by only about a half of employers. As the rate of patients or workers with long periods off work was not correlated to the care executed in the office, mental health care in its present status dose not seem to be effective.
为了弄清日本企业机构中心理健康问题及护理的现状，我们向各类企业的职业健康工作人员发放了调查问卷（共收到243份有效回复，有效率为17.0%）。结果显示，在大多数企业中，都有员工患有与压力相关的疾病。抑郁症最为常见（占47.2%）。此外，结果表明抑郁症会导致长时间缺勤。因此，采取措施应对员工的抑郁症很重要。有许多办公室通过主管、经理或职业健康工作人员，或通过教育培训、体检等方式来开展心理健康护理。然而，只有约一半的雇主明确制定了关于雇主心理健康护理的计划。由于长时间缺勤的患者或员工比例与办公室所开展的护理工作并无关联，目前状况下的心理健康护理似乎并无效果。
