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Occupational Stress MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Occupational Stress
Tree Number(s)
C24.580
F01.145.126.990.734
F02.830.900.666
Unique ID
D000073397
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000073397
Scope Note
Adverse psychological and behavioral reactions caused by the pressures and demands of employers or clients or other factors, such as the physical environment of the workplace, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; or WORKPLACE BULLYING.
Entry Term(s)
Job Control
Job Demands
Job Strain
Job Stress
Job-related Stress
Occupational Strain
Professional Stress
Work Place Stress
Work Strain
Work Stress
Work-related Stress
Workplace Abuse
Workplace Bullying
Workplace Stress
NLM Classification #
WA 495
Previous Indexing
Occupational Diseases (1963-2017)
Stress, Psychological (1973-2017)
Public MeSH Note
2018
History Note
2018
Date Introduced
2018/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Occupational Stress Preferred
Workplace Bullying Narrower
Workplace Abuse Related
Job Demands Related
Job Control Related
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