Table 2

Psychiatric sick leave diagnoses by M.I.N.I. structured psychiatric diagnoses and responses to the s-ED instrument by participants’ main sick leave diagnosis

Fulfils M.I.N.I. criteriaFulfils s-ED criteria
Ongoing depressionRecurrent depressionAny anxiety disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderGeneralised anxiety disorderStress-related exhaustion disorder
Main psychiatric diagnosis on sick leave certificateYesNoMYesNoMOngoingNoYesNoMOngoingNoMYesNo
Stress-induced exhaustion disorder n=269
n (%)
199‍ (76)64‍ (24)6184‍ (70)77‍ (30)876 (28)193‍ (72)3‍ (1)266‍ (99)39 (15)229‍ (85)1181‍ (68)87‍ (32)
Anxiety n=54
n (%)
34 (67)17 (33)333 (65)18 (35)336 (67)18 (33)1 (2)52 (98)112 (23)41 (77)134 (64)19 (36)
Depression n=157
n (%)
100 (65)55 (35)2101 (66)52 (34)466 (42)91 (58)3 (2)154 (98)33 (21)124 (79)97 (63)58 (37)
P value0.0410.544<0.0010.1380.573
  • M, missing response; M.I.N.I., Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview; s-ED, Self-rated Stress-induced Exhaustion Disorder Instrument.