@article{ref1,
title="Depression and Occupational Injury: Results of a Pilot Investigation",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2005",
author="Peele, Pamela B. and Tollerud, D. J.",
volume="47",
number="4",
pages="424-427",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: Even mild clinical depression can cause decreased vigilance, attention span, increased irritability, and insomnia-all well-known precursors to occupational injury. This pilot project explores the relationship between occupational injury and depression. METHOD:: One hundred twenty-one individuals with recent work-related injuries and 140 without work-related injuries completed a self-administered depression screening instrument (PHQ-9). We compared the two groups using bivariate analyses. The impact of depression on injury was examined using logistic regression analysis controlling for employment history, marital status, age, and sex. RESULTS:: Overall, injured workers in this study were not more likely to be depressed than a comparison group of uninjured workers. However, injured women had significantly higher depression scores than noninjured women (P = 0.04); no such difference was found for men. CONCLUSIONS:: These data suggest that depression may serve as a precursor to occupational injury for women.",
language="",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}