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Stress Facts
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75% of the general population experiences at least
"some stress" every two weeks (National
Health Interview Survey).
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Half of those experience moderate or high levels of
stress during the same two-week period.
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Millions of Americans suffer from unhealthy levels
of stress at work. (A study several years ago
estimated the number to be 11 million--given events
since that time, this number has certainly more than
tripled--studies in Sweden, Canada, and other
Westernized countries show similar trends.)
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Worker's compensation claims for "mental
stress" in California rose 200-700% in the 1980s
(whereas all other causes remained stable or
declined!)
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Stress contributes to heart disease, high blood
pressure, strokes, and other illnesses in many
individuals.
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Stress also affects the immune system, which
protects us from many serious diseases.
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Tranquilizers, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety
medications account for one fourth of all
prescriptions written in the U.S. each year.
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Stress also contributes to the development of
alcoholism, obesity, suicide, drug addiction,
cigarette addiction, and other harmful behaviors.
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The U.S. Public Health Service has made reducing
stress by the year 2000 one of its major health
promotion goals.
Sources:
1) Healthy People 2000, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
2) "Prevention of Work-Related Psychological
Disorders": A National Strategy Proposed by the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
American Psychologist, Vol. 45, No. 10, October 1990.
3) CBS Television News (700% increase in worker's
compensation claims in California during the 1980s).
Prepared and distributed by The Health Resource
Network, Inc., a non-profit health education organization.
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