title: Occupational stress.
abstract: Stress has come to be recognized as one of the most pervasive and potent health hazards in the work environment. This paper describes recent trends in stress-related cases, reviews the changes in workers' compensation legislation and adjudication that have paved the way for the increase, and suggests means that employers, and particularly occupational health professionals, may use to manage this problem more effectively.
authors.affiliation: New York Business Group on Health, Inc., New York.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Warshaw
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*