Condition: Anxiety · Depression · Sponsor: Solli Distriktspsykiatriske Senter
Mental health problems and disorders affect one in every five amongst the working- age adults in the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This constitutes a major public health challenge that also has large implications for work participation and productivity. Major depression and anxiety are the most prevalent of the mental disorders and are therefore named common mental disorders (CMD). CMD have become a major cause of work absenteeism, with 30% of all sick leave in Norway being due to CMDs in 2024. Early interventions addressing psychological aspects and vocational challenges related to work have shown a positive effect on return to work. Therefore, finding ways to increase availability and reduce barriers to evidence-based treatments seems a viable route to reducing mental health's impact on sick leave and absenteeism. Research show that improvement in symptoms from ordinary psychotherapy has little impact on sick-leave. The same results have been found for internet-based cognitive therapy (ICBT). One of the challenges in specialised mental health care is that the work focus has been an additive or extended part of the treatment, not integrated in the treatment itself. Several studies have been conducted on psychological treatments that specifically target return to work for people with CMDs. Systematic reviews have shown that work-focused therapy has a small, but significant effect over treatment as usual on return to work and finds…
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Henning Monsen, MSc · 0047+47018243 · henning.monsen@Solli.no
Pål William Wallace, PhD · 004745356200 · pal.wiliam.wallace@solli.no
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