Mental disorders due to work-related mobbing in Abruzzo: analysis of the phenomenon between 2003-2013

Abstract

Introduction: the Authors have attempted to show the real effect in the Abruzzo region of mobbing incidents and work-related stress currently assessed in the insurance department handled by INAIL For this propose, the evaluations completed by INAIL between 2003-2013 on the compensation claims for certain effects on the health of the employees stemming from conduct attributable to workplace mobbing have been examined. Materials and Methods: all the results of cases submitted to the Medical Superintendent of the Abruzzo region from January 2003 to November 2013 were taken into consideration. The cases were subjected to the following diagnostic procedure: complete medical history, inspections of the workplaces, psychiatric visits, psychodiagnostic