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[Role of occupational physician for workers' mental health]. 2013

Hisanori Hiro

Department of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.

In this paper, I briefly review the history of occupational mental health as well as administrative trends in Japan, and summarized how occupational physicians should get involved in these activities. As for mental health in the workplace, occupational physicians are required to participate in a large number of wide-ranging activities, including the management of mental illness. On the other hand, approving the occupational physician who is in charge of mental health affairs only has some important ramifications which cannot be disregarded. Careful consideration should be given to this matter.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008603	Mental Health	Emotional, psychological, and social well-being of an individual or group.	Mental Hygiene,Health, Mental,Hygiene, Mental
D010819	Physician's Role	The expected function of a member of the medical profession.	Physicians' Role,Physician Role,Physician's Roles,Physicians Role,Physicians' Roles,Role, Physician's,Role, Physicians',Roles, Physician's,Roles, Physicians'
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001523	Mental Disorders	Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.	Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders
D054538	Occupational Health Physicians	Physicians employed in a company or corporate setting that is generally not in the health care industry.	Physicians, Occupational Health,Company Physicians,Company Physician,Health Physician, Occupational,Occupational Health Physician,Physician, Company,Physician, Occupational Health,Physicians, Company