ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2013
Mental disorders: employment and work productivity in Singapore.
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- Promoting workplace psychological wellbeing: evaluation of a multidisciplinary Employee Assistance Program at a tertiary hospital in Asia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Understanding community-based mental health interventions among migrant workers in Singapore.Discover mental health · 2024Article
- Prospective Predictors of Work Limitations in Young Adult Lesbian and Bisexual Women: An Examination of Minority Stress, Trauma Exposure, and Mental Health.Stigma and health · 2023Article
- The Role of Mental Health on Workplace Productivity: A Critical Review of the Literature.Applied health economics and health policy · 2023Review
- Trends in Subjective Quality of Life Among Patients With First Episode Psychosis-A 1 Year Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Mental health promotion and illness prevention: a challenge for psychiatrists.Psychiatry investigation · 2013Review
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Abstract
aimTo examine the association between mental disorders and work disability in the adult resident population in Singapore.
methodData are from the Singapore Mental Health Study, which was a household survey of a nationally representative sample. The main instrument used was the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Employment-related information was collected using the modified employment module of the CIDI.
resultsA total of 6,429 respondents were included in the analysis, 71 % (n = 4,594) were employed, 24.5 % (n = 1,522) were economically inactive and 4.5 % (n = 313) were unemployed. Among the employed, 2.3 % had a 12-month prevalence of at least one mental disorder, while 5.3 % of the unemployed had at least one mental disorder. The average number of work loss days (absenteeism) per capita among those with a mental disorder was 0.5 per month that is equivalent to an annualized national projection of approximately 0.3 million productivity days. The average work-cutback days (presenteeism) were 0.4 days among this group. Of the mentally ill in the workforce, a high proportion (86.5 %) did not ever seek help for problems related to mental health.
conclusionOur findings provide information on the significant consequences of mental disorders on the workforce in terms of lost work productivity, which could pave the way for a more rational allocation of scarce resources.
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