Stress at the workplace as a trigger for mental disorders and somatic diseases (literature review)

Abstract

Working environment psychosocial factors gain the increasing importance for occupational health so far. Based on literature, this review presents an analysis of available studies about relation between stress at the workplace and development or progression of both mental and somatic diseases. The Web of Science, Scopus, MedLine, RSCI, CyberLeninka databases were used to prepare the review. The results of studies have shown pathogenesis and circumstances of the development of various occupational diseases (cardiovascular, nervous, digestive, respiratory, musculoskeletal systems, cancer of various locaion), which can be affected by occupational stress. Workplace stress also has a significant impact on the central nervous system, including sleep, various mental disorders. The number of people suffering from bad habits increases due to workplace stress as well. Furthermore, the main directions of preventive measures to reduce the level of industrial stress are given.