Type of Project: Funded project Dissertation
Work place phobia and work related anxieties.

Description / Topics

Sick leave can not only be explained by illness symptoms as such but is often due to work place related anxieties. There is a lack of research on this matter.

In a first step theoretical and clinical concepts have been defined. A discrimination is necessarry e.g. between phobic, hypochondiqacal, generalized or postraumatic anxieties. A standardized clinical interview has been designed and first surveys show that 67% of patients in psychosomatic rehabilitation are suffering from workplace related anxieties. They can be associated with primary anxiety disorders but also be specific for the work place only.

In a next Stepp a self rating scale has been developed, the "Job-Anxiety-Scale", which discriminates between situational anxiety and avoidance behavior, social and paranoid anxiety, hypochondrical anxiety, feelings of insufficiency, and worrying.

The next study a group treatment will be developed and evaluated which focusses specifically on work related anxieties.

Start:

1 Jan 2004


End:

31 Dec 2014


Funded by:

  • Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund

Project Management:

  • Linden, Michael, Prof. Dr. med. |
  • Muschalla, Beate, Prof. Dr. phil.

Institutions:

Rehabilitationszentrum Seehof der Deutschen Rentenversicherung Bund
Lichterfelder Allee 55
14513 Teltow
Telephone: 03328 345678 E-Mail: michael.linden@charite.de
 Homepage: https://www.charite.de/

 Forschungsgruppe Psychosomatische Rehabilitation an der Charite Berlin

Rehaforschungsverbund Berlin Brandenburg Sachsen
Charité
Luisenstr. 13a
10098 Berlin

Rehazentrum Bad Salzuflen
Dr. D. Olbrich
Am Ostpark 1
32105 Bad Salzuflen

Linden, M., Oberle-Thiemann, C., Weidner, C. (2003). Arbeitsplatzphobie. Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift - Fortschritte der Medizin, 145, 33 - 36

Linden, M. (2005). Angst vor dem Arbeitsplatz. In: Meissel ,T. (Hrsg.): Zur Einbürgerung des psychisch Kranken. Edition pro mente, Linz, S. 175-183

Linden, M., Weidner, C. (2005). Arbeitsunfähigkeit bei psychischen Störungen. Der Nervenarzt 76, 1421-1431.

Linden, M. (2005). Arbeitsplatzängste und -phobien. In: Müller-Fahrnow W., Hansmeier T, Karoff M (Hrsg.) wissenschaftliche Grundlagen der medizinisch-beruflich orientierten Rehabilitation. Papst Verlag, Lengerich 2006, S. 181 -192

Linden, M. & Muschalla, B. (2006). Anxiety disorders and workplace related anxieties. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, in press.

Linden, M. & Muschalla, B. (2006). Arbeitsplatzphobie. Der Nervenarzt, im Druck.

Muschalla, B., Vilian, M., Linden, M., Lawall, C., Lewerenz, M. (2008): Berufliche Partizipationsprobleme - ein Thema in Praxen niedergelassener Ärzte? Eine explorative Studie im Rahmen eines Modellprojekts zum Betrieblichen Eingliederungsmanagement. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (Hrsg.): DRV-Schriften, Band 77, 17. Rehabilitationswissenschaftliches Kolloquium, S. 263-265, Berlin, März 2008

Muschalla, B., Linden, M. (2008): Arbeitsplatzängste und Arbeitsunfähigkeit bei Patienten in der Psychosomatischen Rehabilitation. In: Deutsche Rentenversicherung. Sonderausgabe 2008. Seite 490-492

Muschalla B, Linden M (2009) Workplace Phobia. A first explorative study on its relation to established anxiety disorders, sick leave, and work-directed treatment. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 14, 591 – 605

Linden M, Baron S, Muschalla B (2010) Relationship between work related attitudes and capacities according to the ICF in patients with mental disorders. Psychopathology, 43, 262-267

Muschalla B, Markova M, Linden M (2010) Perceived job-anxiety and general psychosomatic symptom load and perceived social support. Is there a relationship? Work 37, 29-39

Muschalla B, Linden M (2011) Embitterment and the workplace. In: Linden M, Maercker A (eds) (2011) Embitterment. Societal, psychological, and clinical perspectives. Springer, Wien

Reference Number:

R/FO3452


Last Update: 23 Oct 2019