The Role of Healthcare Providers in Sustainable Return-to-Work for Individuals with Common Mental Disorders

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• Journal Article:
  British Medical Bulletin
• Personal Author:
  Can, Zoe ; Vasquez, Cristian A. ; Peters, Susan E. ; Dawson, Jeremy F.
• Description:
  Background: Many individuals with common mental disorders (CMDs) face challenges after returning to work following sickness absence. Healthcare providers and healthcare systems are well-placed to provide returnees with support which can facilitate sustainable return-to-work. Sources of data: This narrative review has integrated data and literature from journal articles, reports, book chapters, and official NHS and UK statistics bodies. Areas of agreement: Individual healthcare providers and healthcare systems can take various actions to support sustainable return-to-work for individuals with CMDs. These include utilizing shared decision-making, maintaining communication with other stakeholders, and delivering suitable interventions. Healthcare leadership systems should prioritize improving relevant provider knowledge and skills as many lack confidence managing cases involving return-to-work. Areas of controversy: Healthcare providers face uncertainty about which supportive actions fall within their scope of practice. Growing points: Research interest in sustainable return-to-work appears to have grown in recent years. Areas timely for developing research: Future research should seek to clarify the definition of sustainable return-to-work and examine how resources across system levels can support sustainable return-to-work.
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Healthcare; Mental Health; Organizational Psychology; Sustainable Return-to-work Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Return To Work; Health Care Personnel; Occupational Psychology; Medical Care;
• Source:
  Br Med Bull 2025 Dec; 156(1):1-8
• ISSN:
  0007-1420
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Boston Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Volume:
  156
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071278
• Contact Point Address:
  Zoe Can, Sheffield University Management School, The University of Sheffield, Conduit Road, Sheffield S10 1FL, United Kingdom
• Email:
  zcan1@sheffield.ac.uk
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fc21615aadfeea7334b58a2f4797a010bbe4eb3b852eb1dbce6ecf3f65b975bf1210eb85b4a75bc0d28a727cc2d660b9a18613e6f530325e582b5117a7496eb5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258755/cdc_258755_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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