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Overwork, also known as excessive work or work overload, is an occupational condition characterized by working excessively, frequently at the expense of the worker's physical and mental health. It includes working beyond one's capacity, leading to fatigue , stress , and potential health complications.
Karoshi (Japanese: 過労死, Hepburn: Karōshi), which can be translated into "overwork death", is a Japanese term relating to occupation-related sudden death. [1] The most common medical causes of karoshi deaths are heart attacks and strokes due to stress and malnourishment or fasting.
The Japanese term "Karoshi" refers to "overwork death", a case in which a sudden death is caused by a factor related to ones occupation, such as occupational stress. Concerns regarding occupational stress in Japan have grown over the years, due to societal factors such as long working hours. [ 105 ]
Marked differences among researchers' conceptualizations of what constitutes burnout have underlined the absence of a consensus definition. [9] A new version of the ICD, ICD-11, was released in June 2018, for first use in January 2022. [83] The new version has an entry coded and titled "QD85 Burn-out." The ICD-11 describes the condition as follows:
JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are taking steps to limit junior bankers' work hours. The move follows scrutiny over Wall Street's culture of overworking and a recent death.
From there it can be an easy slide into self-medication with drugs or alcohol, or overwork. Thoughts of suicide can beckon. “Definitely a majority” of returning veterans bear some kind of moral injury, said William P. Nash, a retired Navy psychiatrist and a pioneer in stress control and moral injury.
There is no generally accepted medical definition of this condition, although some forms of stress, impulse control disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be work-related; ergomania is defined as "excessive devotion to work especially as a symptom of mental illness".
More than a year after Shein promised to tackle excessive working hours in its supply chain, a new report suggests the Chinese fast-fashion company still has a problem.