Overview of the psychiatric reflections of mobbing: two case reports

Abstract

Overview of the psychiatric reflections of mobbing: two case reports Mobbing is repeated negative actions and practices directed towards victim by one or more workers. The previous studies in the world and Turkey have reported that mobbing is very widespread, and moreover has some negative effects in mental health. There is evidence that most psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety, insomnia, aggression, lack of concentration, PTSD etc.) are associated with mobbing. The aim of this paper is to overview the psychiatric reflections of mobbing in two cases that were mobbing victims.Key words: Anxiety disorder, depression, mobbing, psychiatry, psychosomatic symptoms ÖZETİki olgu sunumu eşliğinde işyerinde yıldırmanın psikiyatrik yansımalarının gözden geçirilmesi İşyerinde yıldırma (mobbing), işyerinde bir ya da daha fazla kişi tarafından mağdura yöneltilen tekrarlayan olumsuz davranışlardır. Dünyada ve Türkiye'de yapılan çalışmalar, işyerinde yıldırmanın yaygın olduğunu ve ruh sağlığı üzerinde olumsuz etkileri bulunduğunu göstermektedir. Birçok psikiyatrik hastalığın (depresyon, anksiyete, uyku bozukluğu, agresyon, dikkat dağınıklığı, travma sonrası stres bozukluğu vb) işyerinde yıldırma ile ilişkili olduğuna dair bulgular vardır. Bu yazının amacı, işyerlerinde yıldırma mağduru olan iki olgu eşliğinde, işyerinde yıldırmanın yarattığı psikiyatrik yansımaların gözden geçirilmesidir.

The Effect of Workplace Bullying Perception on Psychological Symptoms: A Structural Equation Approach

“…According to our research, one point increase in the workplace bullying perception score was associated with a 0.47 point increase in psychological symptoms evaluated by the BSI ( Table 4 ). It is expected that individuals exposed to workplace bullying experience have more psychiatric (i.e., anxiety, depression, burnout, and post-traumatic stress disorder) [7] , [8] , [25] , psychological (i.e., stress, sleep disorders, aggression, distractibility, reduced self-esteem, and lack of confidence) [9] , and psychosomatic (i.e., sleep problems, headaches, stomach disorders, difficulty concentrating, emotional exhaustion, loss of courage, a high level of anger, and memory problems) [6] , [11] , [26] , [28] health complaints. Workplace bullying is also associated with negative emotions level.…”