One in 5 employees misses work due to stress, not sickness, a recently released survey from a professional staffing firm reports.

Though illness remains the primary causeof unplanned absences, staffing company Randstad’s 2006 Employee Review shows 21 percent of workers nationwide take “mental health days” when stress becomes overwhelming.

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