August 18, 2025Open Access

Psychological Risk Assessment Among Mental Health Workers in a Regional Psychiatric Hospital

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Assessment reveals high job strain and effort-reward imbalance in psychiatric healthcare workers, suggesting targeted preventive measures are needed.

Job strain prevalence stands at 37% among mental health workers, indicating significant work-related stress levels.
Increased job strain occurs in the inpatient sector, with an odds ratio of 1.94, highlighting the need for focused interventions.
Assessment utilized a self-administered questionnaire with a 65% response rate in a regional hospital setting.
Findings emphasize the importance of support during violent episodes to lower effort-reward imbalance among staff.

Canut et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Assessment reveals high job strain and effort-reward imbalance in psychiatric healthcare workers, suggesting targeted preventive measures are needed.