Which Stress Does Influence Returning To Work in Japan,Inside Or Outside the Workplace?

Background: in this cohort study,we investigated the background factors promoting and inhibiting a return to work after long-term absence from work due to sickness among psychiatric outpatients. methods: we surveyed 73 psychiatric outpatients who were absent from work for a long time (poaws),and 42 poaws who were followed up until the 2-year time point. ghq-30,neo-ffi,mps,rss and questionnaires inquir-ing about background factors,including relationships with others,were used,and the data were compared those who had returned to the work by the 2-year time point with those who had not. results: factors promoting a return to work were extroversion (neo-ffi)