Absence from work due to mental disorders is substantial. Additionally, long-term absence from work is associated with a reduced probability of return-to-work (RTW). Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent condition in Dutch occupational health care settings. An early estimate of the prognosis regarding RTW in patients with MDD could serve both as a point of departure for the identification of high-risk cases and as an instrument to monitor the course of the disorder and of RTW. In the current study, we aimed to assess the added value of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and severity of depression to predict the time to RTW.

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doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S49883, hdl.handle.net/1765/50050
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (Print)
Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM)

Vemer, P., Bouwmans-Frijters, C., Zijlstra-Vlasveld, M., van der Feltz-Cornelis, C., & Hakkaart-van Roijen, L. (2013). Let's go back to work: survival analysis on the return-to-work after depression. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (Print), (October 24, 2013), 1637–1645. doi:10.2147/NDT.S49883