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Work Hassles the Worst for Sleep

By Jerry Kennard, Health Guide Monday, June 02, 2008
  Difficulties in getting to sleep, or repeated waking due to ruminations or anxieties about work, have become something of an epidemic. But it is the everyday hassles at work that are most likely to cause sleep problems than long hours, night shifts, or job insecurity. These are the findings f...
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Hello Jerry and thanks so much for your post.  This is interesting stuff.  I am wondering if this study has been shared with those in the "working world" -  union and labor groups, business associations and even lawmakers to get reaction and feedback.  It

 

sure would be neat to be a fly on the way listening in on some of those discussions!

 

Thanks and all the best, sue (moderator)

 

Here are a few links to stories/articles/materials related to the work-sleep connection:

 

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By Jerry Kennard, Health Guide— Last Modified: 12/02/10, First Published: 06/02/08