Consumption of psychotropic drugs among disability pension applicants with mental disorders: comparing awarded and rejected applicants in Finland.

Riku Perhoniemi Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson Jenni Blomgren Mikko Laaksonen

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2020)

Awarded and rejected disability pension applicants differed partly in their trajectories of psychotropic drug consumption. For awarded applicants, the steep rise of consumption prior to the award possibly reflects worsening occupational capacity. Early high consumption for rejected applicants signals long running mental health problems and calls for earlier support.

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