Work Engagement as a Predictor of Onset of Major Depressive Episode (MDE) among Workers, Independent of Psychological Distress: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study

• Kotaro Imamura,

  Affiliation Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Norito Kawakami ,

  * E-mail: nkawakami@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Akiomi Inoue,

  Affiliation Department of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan

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• Akihito Shimazu,

  Affiliation Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Akizumi Tsutsumi,

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan

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• Masaya Takahashi,

  Affiliation Health Administration and Psychosocial Factor Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan, Kawasaki, Japan

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• Takafumi Totsuzaki

  Affiliation Uchisaiwaicho Medical Center, Mizuho Health Insurance Society, Tokyo, Japan

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