University Medical Centre Reports Findings in Mental Health Diseases and Conditions (Psychotherapeutic Consultation Services in the Workplace: A Longitudinal Analysis of Treatments and Sick Leave Using Health Insurance Data): Mental Health Diseases and Conditions

2022 APR 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Mental Health Diseases and Conditions is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Ulm, Germany, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Psychotherapeutic consultation services in the workplace (PSIW) have been developed to provide collaborative mental health care for employees. The aim of this study was to analyze participant characteristics, the role of PSIW in treatment courses, and the development of sick leave before and after PSIW start.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from University Medical Centre, “Routine data from PSIW and health insurance of 155 participants were analyzed descriptively and by means of a multilevel negative binomial regression. Eighty-four percent of users were male, and 72% were diagnosed with a mental disorder. The number of PSIW consultations varied from 1 to 13 (mean = 4). For 34% of participants, PSIW sessions were sufficient, 33% received a recommendation for outpatient psychotherapy, and 20% for inpatient mental health treatment. While recommendations for inpatient treatment displayed a high adherence rate (74%), recommendations for outpatient treatment were followed by 37%. Compared with the period of a half-year before PSIW, sick-leave days were reduced from the period of the second half-year after PSIW start and in the subsequent observed half-year periods. Trajectories of sick leave by subgroups showed differences. PSIW is a flexible care offer, and results indicate a possible effect of PSIW on sick leave.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “In future studies, control group designs and inclusion of further variables are needed.”

For more information on this research see: Psychotherapeutic Consultation Services in the Workplace: A Longitudinal Analysis of Treatments and Sick Leave Using Health Insurance Data. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022;13:838823. Frontiers in Psychiatry can be contacted at: Frontiers Media Sa, Avenue Du Tribunal Federal 34, Lausanne, Ch-1015, Switzerland.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Marc Nicolas Jarzcok, Dept. of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany. Additional authors for this research include Melanie Gantner, Jurgen Schneider, Stefan Brandner, Harald Gundel and Jorn von Wietersheim.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.838823. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry is: Frontiers Media Sa, Avenue Du Tribunal Federal 34, Lausanne, Ch-1015, Switzerland.

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