RECENT INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AT WORK AND PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY OF 15,530 EMPLOYEES AGED 24-64

Relationships between psychiatric morbidity and interpersonal conflict at work among 15,530 Finnish employees aged 24 to 64 years were studi ed in a prospective follow-up: 4 years for all psychiatric hospitaliza tions, 5 years for suicide, and 6 years for long-term medication due t o chronic psychosis. The association between interpersonal conflict at work and physician-diagnosed psychiatric morbidity was significant (R R 2.18, 95% CI 1.34-3.54) when results were adjusted for general healt h status, social class, and mental instability/stress. Results remaine d significant in additional models adjusted for neuroticism, marital s tatus, conflict with spouse, and high alcohol consumption. The results were similar for both sexes.