Treatment of Work-Related Stress: Pharmacological Treatments Or Psychological Treatments?

The combination of job content, work structure, technology, and environmental circumstances, and the employees' own abilities, resources, and requirements can create psychosocial hazards. all of these factors can influence work-related stress. there are several ways to treat this type of stress, one of which is pharmacological treatments. stress medications reduce the symptoms of anxiety, such as fear, anxiety, and panic attacks, by acting on the brain and body. anti-stress medications are not a definitive treatment for anxiety and stress disorders, but they can help reduce symptoms. furthermore, new sociocultural and medical information has increased awareness of the importance of the workplace as a social predictor of health. compared with women, men have a significantly lower level of assessment of their own health status, and women have a significantly lower indicator of physical functioning and vital activity than men of working age. there was a significant difference in the quality of life of the working-age population, depending on age and gender, in the groups of 21-27 years, 28-35 years, and 36-40 years. among men of working-age with higher education, their own assessment of the state of health was significantly lower than that of men with specialized secondary education, and life activity was reduced, the presence of depressive, anxious experiences, and mental distress was characteristic, social contacts were limited, the level of communication was reduced, and the emotional state interfered with the performance of work or other daily activities. in the group of men with higher education, compared with women with higher education, the number of points on the sf-36 questionnaire scale, which reflects the psychological component as a whole, was significantly lower. a comparison of the parameters that characterize the quality of life, depending on the work place, revealed significant differences in the group of able-bodied women working in industrial enterprises and those of the service sector