10mostdepressionjobsSomejobsaremoredepression-pronethanothers.Hereare10fields(outof21majorjobcategories)inwhichfull-timeworkersaremostlikelytoreportanepisodeofmajordepressioninagivenyear.Butifyouwanttobeanurse(No.4),itdoesn’tmeanyoushouldpickanotherprofession.“Therearecertainaspectsofanyjobthatcancontributetoorexacerbate(加重)depression,”saysDeborahLegge,PhD,alicensedmentalhealthcounselorinBuffalo."Folkswiththehigh-stressjobshaveagreaterchanceofmanagingitiftheytakecareofthemselvesandgetthehelptheyneed.”Personal-careproviderstopthelist,withnearly11%ofpeopleinthisfieldreportingaboutofmajordepression.(Therateis13%intheunemployed;7%inthegeneralpopulation.)"Itisstressful,seeingpeoplesickandnotgettingalotofpositivereinforcement."Atypicaldaycanincludefeeding,bathing,andcaringforotherswhoare"oftenincapableofexpressinggratitudeorappreciation…becausetheyaretooillortooyoungortheyjustaren’tinthehabitofit,"saysChristopherWillard,clinicalpsychologistatTuftsUniversityandauthorofChild’sMind.Rankingjustbelowprofessional-careworkersarethepeoplewhoareservingthefoodatyourfavoritelocaldigs.Waitstaffoftengetlowpayandcanhaveexhaustingjobswithnumerouspeopletellingthemwhattodoeachday.While10%ofworkersingeneralreportedanepisodeofmajordepressioninthepastyear,almost15%ofwomeninthisfielddidso."Thisisoftenaverythanklessjob,"Leggesays."Peoplecanbereallyrudeandthereisalotofphysicalexertion.Whenpeoplearedepressed,itishardtohaveenergyandmotivation—whenyouhavetobeon,itisdifficult."It’sprobablynotahugesurprisetofindsocialworkersnearthetopofthislist.Dealingwithabusedchildrenorfamiliesonthebrinkofeveryimaginablecrisis—combinedwithbureaucraticredtape(繁文缛节,官样文章)—canmakeforademanding,stressfuljobthat’soften24-7."Therecanbeaculturethatsaysthattodoagoodjob,youhavetoworkreallyhardandoftenmakesacrifices,"Willardsays."Becausesocialworkersworkwithpeoplewhoaresoneedy,itcanbehardtonotsacrificetoomuchtothejob.Iseethathappenalotwithsocialworkersandothercaringprofessions,andtheygetreallyburnedout(不再热衷)prettyquickly."Thisincludesdoctors,nurses,therapists,andotherprofessionsthatattractpeoplewhomightendupgivingalotwithoutsavingalittleforthemselves.Health-careworkerscanhavelong,irregularhoursanddaysinwhichotherpeople’slivesareliterallyintheirhands.Inotherwords,thestresscanbeoffthecharts(打破旧记录)."Everydaytheyareseeingsickness,trauma,anddeathanddealingwithfamilymembersofpatients,"Willardsays."Itcanshadeone’soutlookonthewholethattheworldisasadderplace."Thesejobscanbringirregularpaychecks,uncertainhours,andisolation.Creativepeoplemayalsohavehigherratesofmooddisorders;about9%reportedanepisodeofmajordepressioninthepreviousyear.Inmen,it’sthejobcategorymostlikelytobeassociatedwithanepisodeofmajordepression(nearly7%infull-timeworkers)."OnethingIseealotinentertainersandartistsisbipolarillness,"saysLegge."Therecouldbeundiagnosedoruntreatedmooddisordersinpeoplewhoareartistic….Depressionisnotuncommontothosewhoaredrawntoworkinthearts,andthenthelifestylecontributestoit."Thedemandsonteachersseemtobeconstantlygrowing.Manyworkafterschoolandthentakeworkhome.Inmanyareas,theylearntodoalotwithalittle."Therearepressuresfrommanydifferentaudiences—thekids,theirparents,andtheschoolstryingtomeetstandards,all(ofwhich)havedifferentdemands,"Willardsays."Thiscanmakeitdifficultforteacherstodotheirthingandrememberthereasontheygotstartedinthefield."depress[di'pres]videovt.压低;使沮丧;使萧条episode['episəud]videon.插曲;一段情节;插话;有趣的事件staff[stɑ:f,stæf]videon.职员;参谋;棒;支撑adj.职员的;行政工作的vt.供给人员;给…配备职员vi.雇用工作人员clinical['klinikəl]videoadj.临床的;诊所的therapist['θerəpist]videon.临床医学家;治疗学家bout[baut]videon.回合;较量;发作;一阵diagnose['daiəɡnəuz,,daiəɡ'nəuz]videovt.诊断;断定vi.诊断;判断depression[di'preʃən]videon.沮丧;洼地;不景气;忧愁psychologist[psai'kɔlədʒist]videon.心理学家,心理学者disorder[dis'ɔ:də]videon.混乱;骚乱vt.使失调;扰乱推荐学习VOA-美国公厕洗手人数上升HandWashingIsUpinPublicRestroomsinUSPart12VOA-美国公厕洗手人数上升HandWashingIsUpinPublicRestroomsinUSPart1VOA词语故事-小道消息HeardItontheGrapevinePart2VOA-音乐让一切皆有可能Part2回到顶部意见反馈问卷调查©2013网易公司京ICP证080268号