title: Sick-leave among women and the role of psychiatric disorder.
abstract: The aim was to assess sick-leave among women in relation to psychiatric disorder. A stratified population-based sample of women in Gothenburg were interviewed and diagnoses were made according to DSM-III-R. Sick-leave data was obtained for a ten year period. Women with psychiatric disorder had higher rates of sick-leave, compared to women without such disorders, in analyses taking into account age, socio-economic status, physical health, marital status and motherhood. Presence of psychiatric and physical illness were both independently associated with higher sick-leave. Highest sick-leave was found among those with a combination of psychiatric and physical morbidity. Psychiatric disorder is an important factor in sick-leave among women, especially regarding length of absence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Environment, Linköpings Universitet, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hensing
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spak
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alexanderson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allebeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009790:Occupations; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology