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Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database

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Abstract

Although mental illness remains the leading cause of both sickness absence and incapacity benefit in most high-income countries, little is known about how frequently patients with mental ill-health receive sickness certificates and what conditions are most commonly certified for. This study aims to use general practice consultation data to determine the rate of sickness certification for common mental health problems.

Acceptance Date Nov 10, 2010
Publication Date Apr 1, 2011
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Primary Health Care Research and Development
Print ISSN 1463-4236
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 179 - 182
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423610000472
Keywords sickness certification, mental health problems, general practice, professional consultation database, primary care

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