Mental Disorders among Medical Workers Surge in Japan
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan has seen a surge in approved compensation claims by medical workers for work-related mental disorders, a government white paper showed Friday. The annual report on measures to prevent death from overwork, endorsed at a cabinet meeting, highlights the impact of traumatic disaster experiences and harassment by patients as contributing factors, indicating a ne...
Tokyo, October 9 (Jiji Press) - The Japanese government has released a white paper indicating a significant increase in approved compensation claims for mental disorders among medical workers, a result of the surge in traumatic experiences and patient harassment. The annual report on preventative measures for overwork-related fatalities, approved by the cabinet, emphasizes the growing issue of mental health among healthcare professionals.
The government analyzed the data on work-related mental disorder cases reported by medical workers, eligible for compensation through public insurance, every three years from fiscal 2012. The findings from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2023 reveal an annual average of 59.3 cases, a staggering three-and-a-half times increase from the 16.3 cases reported during the previous fiscal period of 2012 to 2014.
The most prevalent contributing factor over the entire survey period was exposure or witness to catastrophic accidents or disasters.
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