About 30 percent of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were suffering from the disorder called posttraumatic stress response when a survey was conducted in May and June 2011, according to a recently published study.
Slander and criticism over the accident contributed more to the mental stress of the workers than fear of radiation, the study by psychiatrists at the National Defense Medical College and Ehime University also showed.
The doctor warned that stress, anxiety and loss of motivation among the Tepco workers could eventually slow the work to contain the crisis.