Using the interaction of mental health symptoms and treatment status to estimate lost employee productivity

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-161

  Hilton, Michael F ^a,b   Scuffham, Paul A ^c   Vecchio, Nerina ^d   Whiteford, Harvey A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Employees; Industrial; Mental health; Occupational health; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 76449084376     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903393605     Document Type: Article

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