La incapacidad temporal en España por algunas enfermedades psiquiátricas. (Trastornos esquizofrénicos, trastorno bipolar y trastornos ansiosos, depresivos y adaptativos)

Background: Psychiatric and mood disorders may hamper the efficiency of workers and cause absenteeism. Material and Methods: Revision of sick leaves related to schizophrenia, bipolar diseases, anxiety, depression and adaptive disorders that were granted in Spain in the period January- December 2011. The mean number of days off work for each disease and the costs per each labor day lost were calculated. Results: The total number of labor days lost for schizophrenia, bipolar diseases and mood disorders were 72,831; 899,107 and 3,666,055 days, respectively. The mean duration of sick leaves for the same diagnoses were 84; 100 and 64 days/year respectively. The total indirect costs of sick leaves for psychiatric diseases during 2011 were € 100 million approximately, corresponding to 4% of costs for all diseases. Conclusions: The high costs of absenteeism derived from psychiatric diseases should prompt measures to promote a better adaptation to work environments of people suffering these ailments.

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Main Authors: Vicente-Herrero,Mª Teófila, Terradillos García,Mª Jesús, Capdevila Garcia,Luisa M, Ramírez Iñiguez De La Torre,Mª Victoria, López-González,Ángel Arturo
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2013
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872013000200015
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