title: [Incapacity to work and anxiety-depression disorders].
abstract: Based on the observation that an increasing number of people in Belgium are unable to work for reasons related to mental disorders, this article addresses medical, psychological and demographic characteristics of a sample of 262 persons who find themselves in this situation. This outpatient community is characterized by high prevalence of depression, anxiety and psychosomatic disorders of many forms. The article discusses and questions the polymorphism of these disorders with regard to socio-demographic characteristics of the sample population and clinical concepts of this macro psychic syndrome and demoralization.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jadot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult