Impact of Mental Disorders on Functional Disability: Effect of Non-Psychotic Common Mental Disorders on Work Loss Days.
- Author:
Jee Hoon SOHN
1
;
Maeng Je CHO
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Ji Hwan CHOI
;
Hae Woo LEE
;
Hong Jin JEON
;
Bong Jin HAHM
;
Sung Man CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Disability;
Mental disorders;
Work loss days
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anxiety Disorders;
Depression;
Efficiency;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Mental Disorders;
Mental Health;
Phobic Disorders;
Quality of Life;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2008;47(1):81-87
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to explore the relationship between non-psychotic, common mental disorders and work loss days, using data from 2001 KECA survey. METHODS: Six thousands and two hundred seventy-five community dwelling subjects, aged 18 years or older, were interviewed by using the Korean version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI). Common mental disorders during last 12 months were assessed by work loss days of past month with questions from the WHO Disablement Assessment Scale version 2 (WHODAS-II). Main analysis was done by Linear and Logistic regressions to identify the association between mental disorders and work loss days. RESULTS: As expected, mental disorders were associated with substantial work loss days. Subjects with major depression had highest work loss days. Many common anxiety disorders like social phobia, specific phobia and posttraumatic stress disorder were also associated with high work loss days. CONCLUSION: Our results show that a number of common mental disorders might have substantial effect on job function, quality of life and, subsequently, social productivity. Therefore it seems that more attention for public mental health efforts is warranted.
