You might know someone who never seems to leave the office or shuns family events in favor of work. For some workaholics, dedication to work may be a sign of other mental health issues, according to a recent study.

Researchers in Norway found that of the 15,000 people studied, about 8 percent met the criteria to be deemed workaholics. Of those, 34 percent also had an anxiety disorder, 33 percent had symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 26 percent showed signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and 9 percent were depressed. More studies are needed to learn the relationship between workaholism and other mental health issues.

“Talk with your doctor if you have problems with work-life balance,” says Diego Coira, M.D., FAPA, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine and medical director of Integrative Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center. “There may be treatment that can help.”

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