Effectiveness of Psychotherapeutic Consultation at Work Compared to Care as Usual for Employees with Common Mental Disorders or Subthreshold Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Common mental disorders (CMDs) are often work-related, impact work ability and are undertreated. This trial investigates whether psychotherapeutic consultation at work (PT-A) is more effective than care as usual (CAU) in reducing days of sickness absence (DOSA) among affected employees.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) in five German study centers included employees with CMD or global assessment of functioning (GAF) <81, working ≥15 h/week, recruited via companies and media. After baseline, participants were randomized 1:1 to intervention (IG: up to 16 individual psychotherapy sessions over 9 months) or control (CG: diagnostic session + follow-up call) group. The primary outcome was self-reported DOSA in the last 6 months at 15 months post-baseline (T

SUBMITTER: Rothermund-Nassir E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823097 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature