Addiction to Work Could Be Related to Mental Disorders

Addiction to Work Could Be Related to Mental Disorders

Addiction to Work Could Be Related to Mental Disorders - Recent studies indicate that the statistics of mental disorders among the workaholics alias workaholic, higher, than those who work a moderate. Quoting Fox News, some mental disorders that accompany the workaholics is anxiety disorder, depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD.

Cecilie Schou Andreassen, leader of the study, said that the workaholic has the highest value on psychological tests, compared to other participants.

Scientists involved in the study concluded, one of the four participants workaholic, has OCD tendencies. While one of the three participants, constantly feeling anxious and about 10 per cent of workaholics involved dalamm research, suffer from depression.

Meanwhile, non-workaholic participants who had similar abnormalities disorders, the study, the number is only 25 percent of the group workaholic. The study was conducted based on a number of questions, including working time, stress levels, and how to perform the work and meet deadlines. However, the researchers emphasize that the hard worker is not categorized in groups workaholics. The study also did not explore overtime and its effects on mental health.

"Every human behavior can turn into disease. It is the tendency of human life, when done excessively. One of them is a job, "says Andreassen, quoted Inquistr.

He said the term 'workaholic' has been widely abused in the modern world. "Workaholic now considered normal," he said.

As Professor of Psychology University of Southern California, Steve Sussman said the research is still ambiguous. Because the behavior of the workaholic actually approached other addicts, including drug addicts.

"Working as an opiate, has not been understood by the public," said Sussman. "Some specialists have already started researching about it, but others still refer to it as compulsive behavior."

While Assistant professor Malissa Clark of the University of Georgia, said, workaholic should be included in slaah a mental illness that should be treated by a professional therapist.

"Many professional therapists do not include opium this work as a mental disorder. In fact, if it lasts a long time, the impact is the social life and personal health is impaired, "explained Clark.

He calls, labor opium could destroy the relationship between the couple and the family as the workaholic can not 'stop' work. Therefore, Clark says your employer must be alert to the symptoms of addiction this work and give time off to employees workaholic. It can bring the workaholic that it was time to stop.

Nevertheless, further research is needed to confirm the link between opium work and mental disorders. Andreassen said workers who excel in the office, do not necessarily have a healthy mental status.