Sickness Absence From Work: More Anxiety Than Otherwise

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Norwegian, Australian and U.K. researchers find, in a study of 13,436 community members, linked with official records of sickness absence from work (SA), that although common mental disorders (CMD) “are long-lasting predictors of onset, duration and recurrence of SA, anxiety appears to be a more important contributor to long-term SA than previously described in the literature.” There was a general trend toward the effect of CMD on SA diminishing over time, and depression alone was not a significant risk factor for SA. Results appeared online in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica on July 7, 2012.

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Knudsen, A.K., Harvey, S.B., Mykletun, A., Overland, S.; “Common mental disorders and long-term sickness absence in a general working population. The Hordaland Health Study.” Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, online July 7 2012

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Kermit Cole, MFT, founding editor of Mad in America, works in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a couples and family therapist. Inspired by Open Dialogue, he works as part of a team and consults with couples and families that have members identified as patients. His work in residential treatment — largely with severely traumatized and/or "psychotic" clients — led to an appreciation of the power and beauty of systemic philosophy and practice, as the alternative to the prevailing focus on individual pathology. A former film-maker, he has undergraduate and master's degrees in psychology from Harvard University as well as an MFT degree from the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. Kermit leads workshops and webinars on the role of humor in psychotherapy and other human services. You can reach him at [email protected].

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