Study suggests a link, but it's not clear how overwork, mental issues may be connected Genes may explain the link between workaholism and mental illness insome people, Schou Andreassen said. It's also possible thatworkaholism may contribute to mental illness, or the other way around.The study doesn't provide any answers on this front.
Steve Sussman is a professor of preventive medicine, psychology andsocial work at the University of Southern California. He said that "workas an addiction is not well-understood by many people." Somespecialists question whether workaholism actually exists as anaddiction, he added. He said "ambiguity" exists regarding workaholic habits that might beconsidered an addiction and mental illnesses such as obsessivecompulsive disorder. Previous research has linked workaholism to compulsive traits andanxiety, said Sussman. Another expert agreed that the subject isn't well-understood. "Many mental health professionals may not know about workaholismor have treatment plans for it," said Malissa Clark, an assistantprofessor of industrial/organizational psychology at the University ofGeorgia. Still, therapists can help patients "manage their workaholic tendencies,like developing strategies to help them 'turn off' work while they are athome or deal with poor marital quality and strained relationships withchildren," Clark said. "Another thing workaholics can do to help themselves is tocommunicate with their supervisor about when they will -- and whenthey won't -- be available when they are off the clock," she added. The study findings were published recently in the journal PLoS One. Copyright © 2013-2016 HealthDay. All rights reserved. SOURCE: http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/news/20160610/are-workaholics-prone-to-ocd-anxiety?page=2&rdspk=active
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
CAHWCI Marketing..bringing quality healthcare closer to you.. Archives
November 2016
Categories |