Workplace depression in Canada

By John Bucher / September 5, 2008

	4 per cent of workers aged 25 to 64 experience depression 8 out of 10 workers with depression said it interfered with their ability to work
People who worked evening or night shifts were more likely to be depressed than those with a regular schedule A number of job-related factors, such as shift work, hours of work, work stress and occupation, were associated with depression
	The prevalence of depression was relatively high among workers who spent fewer than 30 hours a week on the job, and lower among those who worked more than 40 hours
Workers in sales or service and those in white-collar jobs were more likely than blue-collar workers to have experienced depression