Study protocol for examining job strain as a risk factor for severe unipolar depression in an individual participant meta-analysis of 14 European cohorts

Background: Previous studies have shown that gainfully employed individuals with high work demands and low control at work (denoted “job strain”) are at increased risk of common mental disorders, including depression. Most existing studies have, however, measured depression using self-rated symptom...

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Main Authors: Madsen, Ida E. H., Hannerz, Harald, Nyberg, Solja T., Magnusson Hanson, Linda L., Ahola, Kirsi, Alfredsson, Lars, Batty, G. David, Bjorner, Jakob B., Borritz, Marianne, Burr, Hermann, Dragano, Nico, Ferrie, Jane E., Hamer, Mark, Jokela, Markus, Knutsson, Anders, Koskenvuo, Markku, Koskinen, Aki, Leineweber, Constanze, Nielsen, Martin L., Nordin, Maria, Oksanen, Tuula, Pejtersen, Jan H., Pentti, Jaana, Salo, Paula, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Suominen, Sakari, Theorell, Töres, Toppinen-Tanner, Salla, Vahtera, Jussi, Väänänen, Ari, Westerholm, Peter J. M, Westerlund, Hugo, Fransson, Eleonor, Heikkilä, Katriina, Virtanen, Marianna, Rugulies, Reiner, Kivimäki, Mika
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: F1000Research 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938244/