Reintegration to work of people suffering from depression

Abstract

Employees suffering from depressive disorder, treated by occupational therapy, increase their chances of going back to work again. Employees suffering from depression have a high risk of becoming unemployed. A combination of treatment focused on depression and on work rehabilitation is effective. Occupational therapy and the Program for Mood Disorders at the Department of Psychiatry of the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, have developed three modules focused on work reintegration for clients suffering from depression. The modules have been investigated in a randomized controlled trial and seem to be effective in work reintegration. © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009.