Depression- and anxiety-related sick leave and the risk of permanent disability and mortality in the working population in Germany: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety and depression are the most common psychiatric disorders and are the cause of a large and increasing amount of sick-leave in most developed countries. They are also implicated as an increasing mortality risk in community surveys. In this study we addressed, whether sick leave due to anxiety, depression or comorbid anxiety and depression was associated with increased risk of retirement due to permanent disability and increased mortality in a cohort of German workers.

Methods

128,001 German workers with statutory health insurance were followed for a mean of 6.4 years. We examined the associations between 1) depression/anxiety-related sick leave managed on an outpatient basis and 2) anxiety/depression-related psychiatric inpatient treatment, and later permane

SUBMITTER: Wedegaertner F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3698165 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature