I understood that 'stress' was/is considered under the somatoform umbrella
and therefore has both mental and physical elements. Without entering into
the realms of huge debate, for stress to occur there needs to be a
stressor, if that stressor can be attributed to the working environs then
in my opinion it should be considered the under F2508A (and I believe that
stress is not in this schedule but perhaps when it is re-revised it may be
given that stress is one of the major causes of workplace ill health)?
Did i answer your question!
Jo Jenkins
Occupational Health Lead (UK/Ireland)
King's Lynn Office
Tel: 01553 615152 Mobile 0771 2120 003
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Hello
I just picked this message up at another website. Any comments?
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I recently contacted the HSE to query whether stress-related illness or
psychiatric injury could be construed as reportable under RIDDOR. I
received the following reply:
"The following information has been provided by the Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) Operations Unit, Bootle.
Stress is not reportable at all, not even as an over 3 day injury, because
it is a mental state."
However, I think most stress experts would find this reason untenable, as
their is a general consensus that stress, and related psychiatric
conditions, are *both* physical and mental. For example, i ) stress is
often viewed as a physiological and neurological state, ii) stress has
well-documented physical symptoms and effects. The NHS and Royal College
of Psychiatrists, e.g., acknowledge that stress has physical as well as
physical symptoms.
Just curious as to what others make of this. Do you think that stress can
be classed as a mental state, as a opposed to a physical one, or do you
think doing so is incorrect?
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Bashyr Aziz Telephone: 01902 518632
Senior Lecturer
School of Health - MH113
University of Wolverhampton
Molineux Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SB
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