Comparative and interactive effects of depression relative to other health problems on work performance in the workforce of a large employer

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 809-816

  Kessler, Ronald ^a   White, Leigh Ann ^b   Birnbaum, Howard ^b   Qiu, Ying ^b   Kidolezi, Yohanne ^b   Mallett, David ^c   Swindle, Ralph ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^c Ingenix Inc   (United States)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; BLADDER DISEASE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPHYSEMA; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEADACHE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IRRITABLE COLON; JOB PERFORMANCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PAIN; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; ULCER; ADOLESCENT; EMPLOYMENT; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849118727     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318169ccba     Document Type: Article

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