Sickness absence trends during and after long-term psychotherapy and antidepressant medication among depressive employees

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-132

  Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Korkeila, Jyrki ^c,d   Karlsson, Hasse ^b   Suoyrjö, Heikki ^f   Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Klaukka, Timo ^e   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,g  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^f South Ostrobothnia Hospital District   (Finland)

^g ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYEE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LEAVE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60449120580     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000203121     Document Type: Letter

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