Association between socio-economic position and return to work after a psychiatric work disability period
| Socio-economic position | No of returnees/N | No of returnees within a year/N* (%) | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, diagnosis of work disability | ||
| All mental disorders (F00–F99) | |||||
| 2418/3938 | 2084/3348 (62) | HR (95% CI)† | HR (95% CI)‡ | HR (95% CI)§ | |
| Manual | 543/1023 | 450/851 (53) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 1225/1905 | 1060/1625 (65) | 1.32 (1.19 to 1.46) | 1.33 (1.19 to 1.47) | 1.31 (1.18 to 1.46) |
| Higher non-manual | 650/1010 | 574/872 (66) | 1.57 (1.40 to 1.76) | 1.57 (1.40 to 1.77) | 1.56 (1.39 to 1.76) |
| 1645/2679 | 1417/2262 (63) | Depressive disorders (F32–F34) | |||
| Manual | 353/649 | 298/553 (54) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 835/1315 | 719/1111 (65) | 1.25 (1.10 to 1.42) | 1.26 (1.11 to 1.43) | 1.25 (1.10 to 1.42) |
| Higher non-manual | 457/715 | 400/598 (67) | 1.46 (1.27 to 1.68) | 1.46 (1.27 to 1.68) | 1.45 (1.26 to 1.67) |
| 90/150 | 76/140 (54) | Mania and bipolar affective disorder (F30–F31) | |||
| Manual | 13/32 | 11/28 (39) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 53/75 | 42/71 (59) | 1.31 (0.66 to 2.63) | 1.38 (0.69 to 2.78) | 1.34 (0.67 to 2.70) |
| Higher non-manual | 24/43 | 23/41 (56) | 1.27 (0.64 to 2.53) | 1.33 (0.67 to 2.64) | 1.27 (0.64 to 2.54) |
| 220/314 | 191/251 (76) | Anxiety disorders (F40–F42) | |||
| Manual | 53/80 | 42/56 (75) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 116/154 | 104/131 (79) | 1.36 (0.96 to 1.91) | 1.36 (0.97 to 1.91) | 1.35 (0.96 to 1.90) |
| Higher non-manual | 51/80 | 45/64 (70) | 1.31 (0.87 to 1.97) | 1.30 (0.86 to 1.96) | 1.31 (0.87 to 1.97) |
| 234/275 | 212/227 (93) | Reaction to severe stress and adjustment disorders (F43) | |||
| Manual | 42/47 | 38/40 (95) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 123/145 | 112/121 (93) | 1.08 (0.75 to 1.57) | 1.04 (0.72 to 1.52) | 1.04 (0.72 to 1.52) |
| Higher non-manual | 69/83 | 62/66 (94) | 0.91 (0.61 to 1.37) | 0.85 (0.56 to 1.29) | 0.85 (0.56 to 1.28) |
| 28/54 | 23/51 (45) | Disorders of adult personality and behaviour (F60–F69) | |||
| Manual | 10/19 | 6/18 (33) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 10/23 | 9/21 (43) | 0.93 (0.35 to 2.49) | 0.80 (0.30 to 2.14) | 0.76 (0.28 to 2.10) |
| Higher non-manual | 8/12 | 8/12 (67) | 3.93 (1.17 to 13.27) | 4.91 (1.37 to 17.64) | 4.50 (1.23 to 16.51) |
| 129/283 | 103/254 (41) | Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20–F29) | |||
| Manual | 44/113 | 34/105 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 59/130 | 48/113 (42) | 1.00 (0.66 to 1.52) | 1.01 (0.66 to 1.53) | 0.98 (0.64 to 1.50) |
| Higher non-manual | 26/40 | 21/36 (58) | 1.79 (1.09 to 2.94) | 1.90 (1.14 to 3.15) | 1.85 (1.11 to 3.09) |
| 25/62 | 21/59 (36) | Mental and behavioural disorders owing to psychoactive substance use (F10–F19) | |||
| Manual | 12/33 | 8/30 (27) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lower non-manual | 6/15 | 6/15 (40) | 1.71 (0.58 to 5.04) | 1.67 (0.56 to 4.97) | 1.88 (0.63 to 5.64) |
| Higher non-manual | 7/14 | 7/14 (50) | 3.20 (1.09 to 9.43) | 3.06 (1.01 to 9.27) | 2.43 (0.75 to 7.84) |
↵* Number is lower owing to restriction of sample to those with a minimum of 1-year of follow-up.
↵† Adjusted for age, sex, geographic area, employer and calendar year.
↵‡ Adjusted for psychiatric treatment history and chronic physical disease.
↵§ Adjusted for psychiatric treatment during the disability period.