Why that 9-5 isn't so bad for your mental health after all: People who do shift work up to 22% more likely to suffer depression and anxiety, study suggests

Why that 9-5 isn't so bad for your mental health after all: People who do shift work up to 22% more likely to suffer depression and anxiety, study suggests People who work rotating shift patterns outside the typical 9 to 5 window are more likely to be depressed, researchers say.

A study tracking more than 175,000 British adults found that shift workers — such as nurses, security guards and police officers — were 22 percent more likely to be diagnosed with the condition than those on a standard day schedule.

They were also 16 percent more likely to have anxiety. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Lifestyle Factors in the Association of Shift Work and Depression and Anxiety (open access) JAMA Network Open