title: Depression and work related stress problems, with notes of comparative law.
abstract: This paper supplies both a medical and legal analysis of work related stress problems, by going throught the role of prevention in the European legal system. The Authors, after reviewing the negative role that stress has in the management of the employment relationship, describe the main steps that have brought Europe to recognize the importance of the role of prevention, and to recognize the role of well-being in the workplace.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Salute Mentale ASL di Pescara, Pescara, Italy, marilisaamorosi@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: Marilisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amorosi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pettinelli
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology