Clinical Depression Blog
Is Your Job Depressing You?
People have been buzzing about "the list". You know that list of occupations that is more likely to lead to depression. Or at least have depressed workers. So just in case you were wondering or not:) - I'm asking: Is your job depressing?
According to a recent National Survey On Drug Use and Health, they have been following workers (ages 18 to 64) in category specific fields for several years and have found some significant data.
1. The highest rates of depression (Major Depressive Disorder) was found among full-time workers in the personal care and service occupations and the food preparation and serving related occupations.
In plain language, that's a stat telling us what we already knew…