Sickness absence due to common mental disorders and antidepressant prescription among health and social care workers during as compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic – a nationwide register study of the Swedish population
While overall trends in SA >90 days and antidepressant prescription remained stable, certain occupational and sociodemographic groups were found to be affected in regard to antidepressant prescription. These groups warrant targeted support in future health crises.
Authors
- Claudia Conflitti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1502-4228)
- Marit Sijbrandij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5430-9810)
- Mireia Félez-Nóbrega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-4119)
- Josep María Haro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3984-277X)
- Stefanie Kirchner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3908-3600)
- Ellenor Mittendorfer‐Rutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5227-0721)
- Pontus Josefsson
- Heidi T. Taipale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-934X)
- Antonio Lora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6806-5199)
- Matteo Monzio Compagnoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2105-4572)
- Maria Melchior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-619X)
- Anke B. Witteveen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9636-7522)
- Giulia Caggiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-5393)
- Katalin Gémes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3335-7850)
- Jakob Bergström
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Inserm (FR)
- Niuvanniemi Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu (ES)
- Institut Pierre Louis d‘Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (FR)
- Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (US)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Occupational Health
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/joccuh/uiaf067
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31