Predictors of return to work success among Japanese employees with major depressive disorder. (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Atake, Kiyokazu; Hori, Hikaru; Katsuki, Asuka; Yoshimura, Reiji
• Is Part Of: Psychiatry research. Volume 291(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- periodicals; Psychiatrie -- Périodiques; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113209
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0165-1781

Abstract

Highlights: This is the prospective follow-up study to predict further episodes of sick leave among Japanese workers. Receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed for the SASS scores, correct response rates for the 3-back tasks, and use of diazepam equivalence, and the cut off points for these predictors were calculated. The cut-off point was found to be 30/31 for the SASS score, 50% for the correct response rate for the 3-back task, and a 7.5 mg dose of diazepam equivalent for the use of a benzodiazepine.