The hypothesis was that a large fraction of individuals with common mental disorders were undetected in long-term sickness and that detection of the disorders by screening, a psychiatric diagnostic examination and feedback to the individuals, primary care, and rehabilitation officers improved return to work, improved quality of life and reduced psychological distress.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,121
Psychiatric Research Unit west, regional Psychiatric Services West
Herning, Denmark
duration until return to work
Included individuals were followed until payment of sickness absence compensation was ended
Time frame: 1-2 years
Psychological distress by subscales of Hopkins Symptom Checklist Revised (SCL-90-R)
At baseline when entering long-term sickness absence (eight weeks of continuous sickness absence) the psychological distress was measured
Time frame: 1 year
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