Severe depressive symptoms as predictor of disability pension: A 10-year follow-up study in Denmark

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-234

  Bültmann, Ute ^a,b   Christensen, Karl B ^a   Burr, Hermann ^a   Lund, Thomas ^a   Rugulies, Reiner ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Disability; General working population; Longitudinal study; Predictor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SAMPLE;

BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENSIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 44649122844     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm132     Document Type: Article

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