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Table 5 The main reasons of approval or disapproval decision

From: Descriptive study of claims for occupational mental disorders or suicide

Main reasons (Duplicates were allowed)

Number

Percent

Approval

135

(100.0)

 Acute stressful event

76

(56.3)

 Chronic long working hours

12

(8.9)

 Change in workload

6

(4.4)

 Change in work quality

2

(1.5)

 Change in responsibility

5

(3.7)

 Lack of discretionary authority

2

(1.5)

 Change in materials or personal resources

7

(5.2)

 Organizational support

2

(1.5)

 Emotional labor

1

(0.7)

 Others

3

(2.2)

Disapproval

353

(100.0)

 Low stress intensity

122

(38.1)

 Personal stress

54

(16.9)

 Aggravation of personal mental disorder

66

(20.6)

 Othersa

78

(24.4)

Total

488

(100.0)

  1. aDiagnosis was not confirmed, clinically presumed diagnosis, duplicated diagnosis, unmet diagnosis criteria, lack of direct causal association, no objective sign, loss of stress evidence, illegal violence due to claim obligation relationship etc