Effects of a multidisciplinary stress treatment programme on patient return to work rate and symptom reduction: Results from a randomised, wait-list controlled trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 177-186

  Netterstrøm, Bo ^a   Friebel, Lene ^a   Ladegaard, Yun ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intervention; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Occupational medicine; Randomised controlled trial; Return to work; Sick leave; Stress treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; WORKLOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETURN TO WORK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84875639321     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346369     Document Type: Article

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