Lost working years due to mental disorders: an analysis of the Norwegian disability pension registry.

OBJECTIVES: Mental disorders are prevalent diagnoses in disability benefit statistics, with awards often granted at younger age than for other diagnoses. We aimed to compare the number of lost working years following disability benefit award for mental disorders versus other diagnostic groups. METHO...

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Main Authors: Ann Kristin Knudsen, Simon Øverland, Matthew Hotopf, Arnstein Mykletun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3419710?pdf=render