The relationship between length of vocational disability, psychiatric illness, life stressors and sociodemographic variables.
OBJECTIVE
The primary objective of this study was to examine the relationship between vocational disability, psychiatric illness, life stressors and sociodemographic factors.


METHODS
Information on a variety of variables was obtained from insurance files of 147 subjects who had submitted claims for monetary compensation on grounds of psychiatric symptoms.


RESULTS
The majority of subjects received a diagnosis of mood disorder or anxiety disorder. Extended vocational disability was associated with longer duration of psychiatric illness, rating of poorer prognosis by the treating physician, and lower income and occupational levels. Individuals with recent onset of disability reported more stressors than those experiencing extended disability.


CONCLUSIONS
Although longer duration of psychiatric illness was associated with vocational disability, other variables play an important role in accounting for extended vocational disability.
Chandarana
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Dept. of Psychiatry, London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada.
Jackson
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Kohr
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Iezzi
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D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*