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

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.

Citation

(2011). Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 179 - 182. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423610000472

• Acceptance Date: Nov 10, 2010
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2011
• 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