title: Descriptive study of claims for occupational mental disorders or suicide.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to identify the characteristics of claimed mental disorders. Because the workers believed the cause of the mental disorders was work-related stress or a specific event, we could identify the major work-related stressor for claimed cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We included claimed cases of occupational mental disorder or suicide reported during 2010-2014 to the Korea Workers Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL), established by Industrial Accidents Insurance (IACI) Act. We conducted qualitative analysis using a form specifically developed for this study as well as a quantitative analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 569 claimed cases, 142 cases were recognized as occupational mental disorder or suicide. The approval rate was 24.9 %. Suicide was the most commonly approved mental disorder (23.0 %), followed by major depressive disorder (14.9 %). Regarding profession, 109 workers were managers, and 95 workers were office clerks. The main work-related stressors of the approved cases were acute stressful events (76 cases), long working hours (12 cases), and changes in workload (6 cases). The primary stressful events were work-related legal problems, workplace violence, and employment status-related issues.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Claims due to mental disorders or suicide increased during the 5-year study period, and the approval rate was approximately 33 %, and the main stressor of the claimed cases was an acute stressful event such as physiologic trauma, employment-related issues, fear of legal or financial responsibility, abrupt change in organizational responsibility, or workplace violence.
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, 222-1, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763 Korea.
authors: Jihoon
authors: J
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763 Korea.
authors: Inah
authors: 0000-0001-9221-5831
authors: I
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, 222-1, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763 Korea.
authors: Sooyong
authors: S
authors: Roh
keywords: Claimed data; Mental disorder; Suicide