Jessica P Brown1, Destiny Martin2, Zain Nagaria2, Avelino C Verceles2, Sophia L Jobe2, Emerson M Wickwire3. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. jpbrown@som.umaryland.edu. 2. Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. 3. Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Approximately 25% of employed individuals engage in shift work, which can substantially alter opportunities for restorative sleep. Being tired on the job can lead to safety risks in professions such as healthcare, first responders, manufacturing, and numerous others. In addition to the physical stress and health consequences of shift work, recent evidence links shift work to poor mental health outcomes. The current review examines the literature from 2016 onward, emphasizing the impact of shift work on mental health. RECENT FINDINGS: Shift work is associated with considerable impacts on sleep, depressed mood and anxiety, substance use, impairments in cognition, lower quality of life, and even suicidal ideation. Pronounced sleep disturbances frequently underlie the mental health consequences of shift work. Shift work can have physical, mental health, and safety consequences. Future research should aim to better understand the interplay of shift work, sleep, and mental health and seek to mitigate the adverse consequences of shift work.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Approximately 25% of employed individuals engage in shift work, which can substantially alter opportunities for restorative sleep. Being tired on the job can lead to safety risks in professions such as healthcare, first responders, manufacturing, and numerous others. In addition to the physical stress and health consequences of shift work, recent evidence links shift work to poor mental health outcomes. The current review examines the literature from 2016 onward, emphasizing the impact of shift work on mental health. RECENT FINDINGS: Shift work is associated with considerable impacts on sleep, depressed mood and anxiety, substance use, impairments in cognition, lower quality of life, and even suicidal ideation. Pronounced sleep disturbances frequently underlie the mental health consequences of shift work. Shift work can have physical, mental health, and safety consequences. Future research should aim to better understand the interplay of shift work, sleep, and mental health and seek to mitigate the adverse consequences of shift work.
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Cognition; Insomnia; Mood; Shift work; Sleep; Substance use
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