‘Increased levels of job strain and a lack of social support at work are associated with higher risk of depression — a study of Canadian workers found.

Emma K. Robertson Blackmore of the University of Rochester Medical Center, in New York and Canadian researchers utilized data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, a population-based survey of 24,324 employed, community-dwelling individuals conducted in 2002.

The researchers also assessed the prevalence of lifetime and 12-month depressive episodes and psychosocial work stress.

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