Working conditions predict incidence of long-term spells of sick leave due to depression: results from the Belstress I prospective study.

BACKGROUND: During the last few years, a high incidence of sick leave due to depression has been reported, resulting in important economic and social impacts. Only a limited number of studies investigating the influence of psychosocial working conditions on sick leave have been prospective and have utilised a valid methodology, while none have studied sick leave due to depression. In this study, the impact of adverse psychosocial working conditions is analysed on the risk for long-term sick leave due to depression. METHODS: This study resulted from the large-scale Belstress I study on the rela... Mehr ...