Introduction
anxiety, anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, CMD, depression
Vocational rehabilitation encompasses goal-directed interventions with the core objective of enabling work participation (Waddell et al. Knowledge about predictors of RTW can inform intervention development and subsequently improve vocational outcomes (de Vries et al. CMD is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous group of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety disorders and stress-related disorders (Hoedeman When it comes to vocational outcomes, longitudinal studies have demonstrated a profound variability in the RTW process among people with CMD (Hellström et al. In order to develop effective vocational rehabilitation interventions tailored to specific conditions and groups at high risk of long-term sickness absence, we need more knowledge about what facilitates or hinders RTW over time. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate predictors of RTW in people on sick leave with a CMD at specific time points; in the CMD group as a whole and in the subgroups hereafter referred to as the depression, anxiety and stress groups.