Faster return to work after psychiatric consultation for sicklisted employees with common mental disorders compared to care as usual. A randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: Return to work (RTW) of employees on sick leave for common mental disorders may require a multidisciplinary approach. This article aims to assess time to RTW after a psychiatric consultation providing treatment advice to the occupational physician (OP) for employees on sick leave for common mental disorders in the occupational health (OH) setting, compared to care as usual (CAU).

Methods: Cluster randomized clinical trial evaluating patients of 12 OPs receiving consultation by a psychiatrist, compared to CAU delivered by 12 OPs in the control group.

The guideline "consultation psychiatry" of the Netherlands Psychiatric Association.

Background: In 2008, the Netherlands Psychiatric Association authorized a guideline "consultation psychiatry."

Aim: To set a standard for psychiatric consultations in nonpsychiatric settings. The main objective of the guideline is to answer three questions: Is psychiatric consultation effective and, if so, which forms are most effective? How should a psychiatric consultations be performed? What increases adherence to recommendations given by the consulting psychiatrist?

Method: Systematic literature review.

The applicability and the inter-rater reliability of the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale in an elderly clinical population.

Background: Psychopathological rating scales are developed and tested on a relatively young population. Their applicability and psychometric performance in the elderly (aged above 60-65 years) are mostly unknown. It is unknown how factors related to ageing or mild cognitive dysfunction influence the applicability and the reliability of these scales.