[Return to Work after Mental Disorders - A Scoping Review].

OBJECTIVE

Workers on sick-leave due to a mental disorder have enormous problems to return to work. The main objective of this review is to examine different return-to-work (RTW) interventions.

METHODS

We conduct a systematic literature research.

RESULTS

88 articles were screened and 29 studies included. The included RTW-interventions build on different approaches: 1) individual, 2) workplace, 3) mental health services. The majority of the interventions showed positive effects on the return-to-work process.

CONCLUSION

Even if not all interventions could be readily transferred to the German context, the findings indicate ways improving the transition from the mental health system to the workplace.