How to Evaluate Psychiatric Working Ability Among Young People With Mental Disorders?
Abstract
A detailed clinical status, a history of psychiatric symptoms and a thorough description of daily functioning are the basis for any medical statement on a young person´s working ability that a doctor may be called upon to provide as part of the disability evaluation process. A well-founded evaluation of a young person’s psychiatric working disability from an insurance medicine standpoint requires a high degree of co-ordination within the treatment system offering mental health services for young people. Achieving this is a major challenge not only for primary care but also for school and student health services and psychiatric care. Young people have, as part of their normal psychic development, a will and a drive to experience a sense of belonging to society and to take part in working life. Young persons with mental problems who lack effective social support from their family may experience great difficulty in understanding the rules and hierarchy underlying adult working life and becoming an active participant therein. The treatment provider has a major role in supporting young people in this process. Through co-operation between different authorities, optimal solutions for mentally ill young persons to find their way into working life can be identified. It is important to check the need for occupational and other forms of rehabilitation at every stage of evaluating working ability.
Authors
Hannele Heilä, Jenni Blomgren, Kirsi Vainiemi
Additional Information
- Peer-Reviewed: yes.
- Open Access: no.
- Cite as: Heilä, H., Blomgren, J., & Vainiemi, K. (2014). Nuorten työkyvyn psykiatrinen arviointi. Suomen lääkärilehti, 69(23), 1716–1720. https://www.laakarilehti.fi/pdf/2014/SLL232014-1716.pdf
