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Table THORP08

Work-related mental ill-health: estimated number of cases of post traumatic stress disorder reported by psychiatrists to SOSMI and by occupational physicians to OPRA and estimated rates per 100 000 workers per year, by precipitating event 2006-2008

Major category/Subcategory Psychiatrists & Occupational physicians(p) Psychiatrists (SOSMI)(p) Occupational physicians (OPRA)(b)(p)
Annual average estimated cases(c) 2006-2008 % of total Annual average estimated cases(c) 2006-2008 % of total Annual average estimated cases(c) 2006-2008 % of total
1. Factors intrinsic to the job 13 6 12 7 1 2
2. Changes at work - - - - - -
3. Interpersonal relationships 29 13 21 13 8 13
4. Inequality - - - - - -
5. Personal Development - - - - - -
6. Physical working environment - - - - - -
7. Traumatic Events 136 60 87 53 49 78
  7.0 Traumatic Events (unspecified) 4 2 1 - 3 5
7.1 Violence at work /verbal abuse /sexual assault 67 29 35 22 31 50
7.2 Accidents and physical injury 36 16 32 19 5 7
7.3 Traumatic experience of other people injury or fatality at work 41 18 32 19 10 15
8. Home - work interface 6 3 5 3 - 1
9. Others 55 24 50 31 5 8
  9.1 War /strife /combat related 33 15 29 18 4 7
Total(a) 226 100 164 100 63 100

Notes

  • (a) At least one precipitating event was given to each case. In some cases, more than one precipitating event was given, therefore the sum total of individual precipitating events will exceed the total number of cases. Figures are shown in light type if t
  • (b) Comparisons based on OPRA reports are likely to be misleading because workers in some occupations are much more likely to have access to occupational physicians than those in others.
  • (c) Some physicians report on a sample basis, for one month in each year. Estimated totals for these are calculated by multiplying the actual number of cases reported by 12.
  • "-" Means zero
  • (p) Provisional

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