Early Intervention in the Workplace

Conditions

Subclinical symptoms of psychosomatic disorders without ICD-10 diagnosis F32 F33 F34 F40 F41 F42 F43 F45 F48.0 F51

Regina Herold, Yeşim Erim, Ute B. Schröder, Meike Heming, Eva Rothermund et al. (8 authors)

BMC Psychology2026-09-01

Associations between Psychosocial Working Conditions and Work-Specific Self-Efficacy Beliefs Among Employees Receiving Psychotherapeutic Consultation at Work.

Weber J, Hansmann M, Heming M, Herold R, Erim Y, Hander N, Rothermund E, Mulfinger N, Kröger C, Feißt M, Brezinski J, Kohl F, Angerer P.

2024-11-221 citations

10.1007/s10926-024-10256-1

Early intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of employees with common mental disorders by using psychotherapeutic consultation at work: study protocol of a randomised controlled multicentre trial (friaa project)

Jeannette Weber, Peter Angerer, Lorena Brenner, Jolanda Brezinski, Sophia Chrysanthou et al. (23 authors)

BMC Public Health2021-06-2231 citations

10.1186/s12889-021-11195-9

Interventions

Group 1: Participants of the intervention group are employees with common mental disorders or subclinical symptoms of psychosomatic disorders. After enrolment to the study, participants will be follow

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - written informed consent to participate in the study - aged 18 years or above - sufficient knowledge of the German language to participate in the study -employment for at least 15 hours per week in participating companies - suspected diagnosis of common mental disorders according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10; World Health Organization (2004)) including unipolar depressive disorders (F32-F34), anxiety (F40, F41), stress-related and somatoform disorders (F42, F43, F45, F48.0) and non-organic sleep disorders (F51) or subclinical symptoms of psychosomatic disorders without ICD-10 diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - unique or main diagnosis of substance abuse (F10-19), schizophrenia, psychosis (F20-F29) or organic psychiatric disorders (F00-F09) - severe and unstable somatic health condition (e.g. cancer) - current psychotherapeutic treatment - application for retirement pension

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-reported days of sickness absence within the last six months at the second follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-efficacy at the second follow-up, measured by the German version of the validated return-to-work self-efficacy scale and the German version of the validated short form of the Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactEva Rothermund

Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

eva.rothermund@uni-ulm.de073150061848

Outcome results

None listed