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Job Stress Doubles Depression Risk, Says Study
from ABC News
On a "lucky" day at her job at a well-known apparel company, Arielle Smith worked a 10-hour
shift with only 20 minutes for lunch--and many weekends, she worked without overtime pay.
"I never slept because I was so stressed about what would happen the next day," said the
27-year-old fashion designer from New York City. "I wasn't supposed to leave the office at all,
except to run work errands. I thought about switching jobs every single day." Her workload
eventually took its toll: She was medicated for anxiety and depression.
Work can be depressing, that much most people know. But now, a European study suggests that
those who work long hours are twice as likely to experience a major depressive episode.
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