[Emotional disorders in the working population: an emerging problem in occupational health?].
BACKGROUND
To know the prevalence of emotional disorders in a working population.


METHODS
Workers in four companies: construction (A), automobile components (B), electrical and electronic systems (C) and management services (D). The design of the study was cross-sectional with the GHQ-28 questionnaire.


RESULTS
The prevalence fluctuated between 8,4% (A) and 24,0% (D). Sex, age, educational level and occupation showed significance differences in some companies.


CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest an important prevalence of emotional disorders that likely increase as there will be more firms of services.
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Unitat de Recerca en Salut Laboral, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. david.gimeno@cexs.upf.es
Benavides
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Benach
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Jarque
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de Cambra
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Devesa
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D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology