Angela Sancini, Manuela Ciarrocca, Assunta Capozzella, Paola Corbosiero, Maria Fiaschetti, Tiziana Caciari, Carlotta Cetica, Lara Scimitto, Barnaba Giuseppina Ponticiello, Zaira Tasciotti, Maria Pia Schifano, Giorgia Andreozzit, Francesco Tomei, Gianfranco Tomei
Aim of our study was to evaluate the influence that shift work and night work could have on mental health. A review of literary articles from 1990 to 2011 on shift work and night work was carried out. The results of this review confirmed that the shift work and night work affect mental health with the onset of neuropsychological disorders such as mood disorders, anxiety, nervousness, depressive anxiety syndromes, chronic fatigue and chronic insomnia irritability, sleep disturbances, reduction in levels of attention, cognitive impairments, alteration of circadian rhythm...
January 2012: Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia