THE INCIDENCE OF NEUROSIS AMONG FACTORY WORKERS

Abstract

Study of over 3,000 male and female workers in English light and medium engineering factories revealed that 10% had suffered from disabling neuroses, and 20% more from minor forms of neurosis, during a 6 months period. Neurotic illness caused between a quarter and a third of all absence from work due to illness—a loss equivalent to an annual absence of 3 working days by every man and 6 days by every woman studied. Results of the survey, method of study, and an analysis of the results are given in detail. 12 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)