Work-related mental disorder

This entry identifies work-related mental disorder as an occupational health concept used for mental disorders associated with work, rather than as a single etiologic disease entity ^[1]. The payload links it to the ICD-10 mental disorders range F00–F99, but does not provide a narrower diagnostic taxonomy or formal case definition ^[1]. Available metadata also shows the phrase in scholarly literature and a 2009 publication context, but no additional definitional detail is supplied in the snippets ^[1].

The source material does not describe a specific symptom pattern, course, severity spectrum, or complication profile for work-related mental disorder ^[1][2]. It therefore cannot be characterized here as a particular syndrome beyond the general association with mental disorders in a work context ^[1]. Source-backed detail on duration, functional impact, recurrence, or outcomes is not yet available ^[1][2].

The available sources do not provide geographic distribution, incidence, prevalence, outbreak context, or surveillance counts for work-related mental disorder ^[1][2]. One cited scholarly item concerns work-related mental disorders among nursing professionals in Brazil, but the metadata alone does not establish a broader epidemiologic pattern ^[2]. No reservoir, seasonality, or exposure burden estimates are stated in the provided snippets ^[1][2].

No transmission route is described, and the sources do not frame this condition as an infectious or directly transmissible disorder ^[1][2]. The available evidence only supports a work-related association, without specifying the exposure pathway by which cases arise ^[1]. Source-backed detail on persistence, person-to-person spread, or environmental mechanisms is not yet available ^[1][2].

The snippets do not identify specific high-risk groups, although one indexed article concerns nursing professionals in Brazil ^[2]. That reference indicates a professional context of interest, but it does not by itself establish a validated risk-group profile ^[2]. Source-backed detail on vulnerable occupations, demographic modifiers, or other susceptibility factors is not yet available ^[1][2].

The provided sources do not enumerate preventive measures, workplace controls, or surveillance-linked interventions for this condition ^[1][2]. Accordingly, only the general occupational association can be stated from the evidence boundary, not any specific prevention strategy ^[1]. Source-backed detail on risk reduction, organizational measures, or worker protection is not yet available ^[1][2].

For surveillance purposes, this entry should be read as an occupational health classification for mental disorders linked to work, not as a pathogen-specific disease event ^[1]. The current evidence base in the payload is limited to metadata and a scholarly title, so interpretation should remain conservative and restricted to the concept itself ^[1][2]. Source-backed detail on case ascertainment, reporting thresholds, or monitoring priorities is not yet available ^[1][2].

1. 1 Work-Related Mental Disorders. Stress and Quality of Working Life. 2009. doi: 10.1108/978-1-60752-200-320251007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-60752-200-320251007
2. 2 Wikidata contributors. Work-related mental disorders among nursing professionals: a Brazilian integrative review [Internet]. Wikidata. cited 20 May 2026. Available from: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91745900

ICD-10

F00-F99

ICD-11

Total cases

51K

Peak month

2018-06

Coverage

1 reporting countries · 2006-02-01 → 2026-05-01