Socioeconomic factors and use of psychotherapy in common mental disorders predisposing to disability pension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research in high-income countries has identified low socioeconomic status as a risk factor for disability pension (DP) due to common mental disorders (CMDs). Psychotherapy is an evidence-based treatment for the majority of CMDs along with medication and it is often targeted to prevent work disability. This study examines socioeconomic differences in the use of rehabilitative psychotherapy in Finland, where citizens have universal health coverage, but psychotherapy is partly dependent on personal finance.

Methods

The study subjects (N = 22,501) were all the Finnish citizens granted a DP due to CMD between 2010 and 2015 and a comparison group (N = 57,732) matched based on age, gender, and hospital district. Socioeconomic differences in psychotherapy use were studied

SUBMITTER: Leppanen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature