Sickness absence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological treatments for individuals on sick leave due to common mental disorders

Sick leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs) increase rapidly and present a major societal challenge. The overall effect of psychological interventions to reduce sick leave and symptoms has not been sufficiently investigated and there is a need for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the fi...

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description Sick leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs) increase rapidly and present a major societal challenge. The overall effect of psychological interventions to reduce sick leave and symptoms has not been sufficiently investigated and there is a need for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the field. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to calculate the effect size of psychological interventions for CMDs on sick leave and psychiatric symptoms based on all published randomized controlled trials. Methodological quality, the risk of bias and publication bias were also assessed. The literature searches gave 2240 hits and 45 studies were included. The psychological interventions were more effective than care as usual on both reduced sick leave (g = 0.15) and symptoms (g = 0.21). There was no significant difference in effect between work focused interventions, problem-solving therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy or collaborative care. We conclude that psychological interventions are more effective than care as usual to reduce sick leave and symptoms but the effect sizes are small. More research is needed on psychological interventions that evaluate effects on sick leave. Consensual measures of sick leave should be established and quality of psychotherapy for patients on sick leave should be improved.
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Anxiety
Bias
CBT
Clinical trials
Cognitive ability
Cognitive behavioral therapy
common mental disorders
depression
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Humans
Insomnia
Integrated care
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Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
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Problem solving
PST
Psychiatric symptoms
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy - statistics & numerical data
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Quality
Return to Work
review
Sick Leave
Symptoms
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