PREVALENCE OF MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS IN A WORKING POPULATION IN JAPAN

To learn the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders (as defined by t he Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Editio n, Revised) in a working population in Japan, we analyzed data from a population-based survey, Among 140 respondents who had a job, 8% exper ienced any of seven mood and anxiety disorders in the past 6 months an d 19% had in their lifetime. The 6-month and lifetime prevalence rates of major depressive episodes were 4% and 14%, respectively, The 6-mon th and lifetime prevalence rates of phobic disorders were both 4%. The lifetime prevalence rates for other anxiety disorders were 1% or less . The 6-month rate of any disorder, as well as 6-month and lifetime ra tes of phobic disorders, was higher in white-collar employees than in self-employed workers (P < 0.05). The multiple logistic regression con firmed the tendency after controlling for sex and age, although the re sult was not significant (P > 0.05).