Le patologie da stress lavoro-correlato: peculiarità della diagnosi clinico-eziologica

Abstract

[Work-related stress diseases: peculiarities of clinical and aetiological diagnosis]

Work-related stress is the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work. Its prevalence is growing, probably because of changes in the workplace and work organization related to globalization. Its definition, diagnosis and aetiology are difficult to delimitate. The Authors report an analysis, based on data of the Pisa Centre, on possible causes of this disorder. The analysis highlights that most of the cases of work-related stress are related to the presence of adjustment disorders and suggests that in many cases this disorder may represent the first step of other psychiatric disorders related to occupational stress. From a legal point of view, it’s difficult to establish standard and objective criteria in order to classify this disorder as a professional disease.