Epidemic of poor mental health among low-paid workers

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Tim wrote

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> Being lower on the pecking order at work is associated with having
> serious psychiatric problems, our latest research shows. We found that
> abusive managers negatively affect the emotional and psychological
> well-being of those beneath them, and that they make workers feel more
> paranoid and hyper-vigilant at work.
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> For our study, we analysed data from over 4,000 UK workers of different
> job ranks, aged 16 to 65. We found a worryingly high prevalence of
> mental health problems among low-paid workers in non-managerial roles.
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> Among all workers, we found that 19% showed signs of depression, 15% had
> thought about suicide in the last month, 10% felt paranoid, 7% had a
> psychotic or a personality disorder and 4% had hallucinations. Low-paid
> workers were significantly more likely to have symptoms of paranoid
> personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder than those whose
> jobs were managerial.
>
> http://theconversation.com/epidemic-of-poor-mental-health-among-low-paid-
> workers-96754

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