title: Comorbidity and labor force activity among people with psychiatric disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Comorbidity among people with psychiatric disorders with respect to other health conditions is extensive yet is rarely explored in-depth in occupational studies. We investigated how other ICD-10 comorbidity impacted on the labor force activity of people with psychiatric disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary analysis of data files was conducted provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from a 2003 population survey (N = 36,088). The reference group was working age community residents without long-term health conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comorbidity with a broad range of ICD-10 health conditions can be characterized by both type and extent of comorbidity. Both dimensions are needed to explain impacts on labor force activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health professionals, policymakers, and administrators can utilize these results to identify people with psychiatric disorders and comorbidity profiles most likely to need more intensive vocational services.
authors.affiliation: Policy and Economics Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. geoff_waghorn@qcmhr.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waghorn
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chant
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jonsdottir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult