Prescriptive Guide for Getting the Depressed Employee Back to Work

Depression affects millions of people throughout the world. This illness can disrupt both family and work life. Work productivity and absenteeism may result in significant financial burden, for the both the employee and employer. Faced with the challenges of getting depressed employees back to work,...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal for nurse practitioners 2013-07, Vol.9 (7), p.458-465
Main Authors: Timm, Barbara J., Swanton, Claudia L., Asp, Kathryn M., Miller, Sara K., Ring, Denise L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Depression
Employees
Health care
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Occupational health
Older people
patient-centered approach
Prescribing
Primary care
Productivity
Questionnaires
Return to work
Risk factors
Shift work
Symptoms
Womens health
Work environment
work prescription
work productivity
work restrictions
work status
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Depression affects millions of people throughout the world. This illness can disrupt both family and work life. Work productivity and absenteeism may result in significant financial burden, for the both the employee and employer. Faced with the challenges of getting depressed employees back to work, health care providers and employers must be given the tools to help guide the return-to-work process. The purpose of this article is to review symptoms, risk factors, and the diagnosis of depression associated with the return-to-work process and provide readers with a patient-centered approach to writing a work prescription.
ISSN:1555-4155
1878-058X
DOI:10.1016/j.nurpra.2013.02.020