Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): work participation and functional status at 12 months post-treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety and depression are associated with substantial functional impairment. Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC), the Norwegian adaptation of IAPT is currently piloted across Norway, as a means to improve access to evidence-based care for adults with anxiety disorders (including subthreshold cases) and minor to moderate depression. The aims of the current paper were to examine the change in work status and functional status from pre- to post-treatment and 12 months post-treatment among clients at the first 12 PMHC pilot sites, and whether degree of change differed across sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods

A prospective cohort design was used, including working age clients receiving treatment between October 2014 and December 2016 (n = 1446, participation rate

SUBMITTER: Knapstad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001227 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature