BACKGROUND: Psychiatric epidemiology has revealed a number of associations between gender, socioeconomic status, and @entity146 . AIMS: To examine psychosocial conditions on and off the job in relation to psychological ill health. METHODS: Longitudinal design with 24 year follow up of employed @entity1 (190 @entity1 , 177 @entity1 ). Interview and questionnaire data on work and leisure conditions were collected in 1969 and 1993. Risk analyses were performed in relation to three outcomes in 1993: @entity308 within the preceding 12 months, @entity73 , and heavy @entity167 use. RESULTS: Thirteen per cent of the @entity1 and 11% of the @entity1 showed symptoms of @entity308 , 21% and 22% had @entity73 , and 7% and 15% respectively were heavy @entity167 users. Dissatisfaction with the quality ( @entity1 ) or quantity ( @entity1 ) of social contacts 24 years earlier was a significant risk factor for @entity308 . Dissatisfaction with the quality of social contacts was also associated with @entity73 (among @entity1 ), and dissatisfaction with leisure time activities was associated with heavy @entity167 use (among @entity1 ). Frequent overtime work 24 years earlier was associated with heavy @entity167 use among @entity1 . Cross sectional analyses also showed associations between psychological ill health and some work related factors (mentally demanding work and lack of job pride). CONCLUSIONS: Perceived inadequacies in social contacts, and practical obstacles to social relationships are viewed as risk factors for @entity308 . In this longitudinal study, work related factors, including mental demands and time pressure, do not appear sufficiently associated with psychological ill health.

Psychosocial conditions on and off the job and psychological ill health: depressive symptoms, XXXX , heavy consumption of @entity167 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'persons', 'men'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric disorders'] @entity167 :: ('CHEBI:16236', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['impaired psychological wellbeing']
@entity73 :: (MESH:D003072,Disease) :: ['impaired psychological wellbeing']
