The impact of psychiatric disorders on work loss days. The impact of psychiatric disorders on work loss days. Source Psychological Medicine.
Employed people are the focus of the report.
The effects of psychiatric disorders on work loss are similar across all occupations, while effects on work cutback are greater among professional workers than those in other occupations. The results reported here suggest that work impairment is one of the adverse consequences of psychiatric disorders. The current policy debate concerning insurance coverage for mental disorders needs to take these consequences into consideration. Copyright 2000 Department of Health Care Policy , Harvard Medical School.