A 5-year prospective study of predictors for disability pension among patients with major depressive disorder

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 325-334

  Holma, I A K ^a,b   Holma, K M ^a   Melartin, T K ^a,b   Rytsala H J ^a   Isometsa E T ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Major depressive disorder; Work disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY PENSION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PENSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858157267     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01785.x     Document Type: Article

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