Doctors
are reporting a large increase in impotence, drug addiction and eating
disorders because of the growth of workplace stress.
A
survey of UK GPs has found that surgeries are increasingly filled with patients
made ill by workplace bullying, stress and working excessively long hours.
Seven
in 10 of the 265 GPs quizzed by Norwich Union Healthcare said as many as half
of all the stress cases they deal with are work related.
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A
separate survey of 3,500 workers by union Amicus, found that one in five is too
tired for sex, while the majority felt they had too little time with their
families.
