Japan imposes a legal overtime cap, but mental health issues are complex

Lancet Psychiatry. 2018 Aug;5(8):616-617. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30266-9.

Authors

Hiroto Ito¹, Tohru Aruga²

Affiliations

¹ Research Center for Overwork-Related Disorders, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kanagawa 214-8585, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kanagawa, Japan.

PMID: 30060866
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30266-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
Mental Disorders* / etiology
Occupational Health
Stress, Psychological / prevention & control
Stress, Psychological / psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work Schedule Tolerance*
Workers' Compensation / statistics & numerical data
Workload* / legislation & jurisprudence
Workload* / statistics & numerical data