Mental health disorders in workers

Abstract

   The article presents an overview of foreign and domestic studies on the prevalence and structure of mental disorders in the world and among the working population, the problems of preserving the mental health of workers, the prevention of its violations. The role of psychosocial production factors in the development of stress and stress-induced mental health disorders of workers is shown. Examples of mental disorders in employees of various types of professional activity are given. The features of mental health disorders in medical workers during the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection are described. Modern integrated approaches to providing support to employees with mental illnesses in the workplace are considered. The issues of psychosocial risk management as an effective measure of primary prevention of mental disorders in employees are highlighted.