Previous intervention programmes
cognitive behavioural therapies
Most previous work aiming to look at the effects of therapies for CMDs on employment-related variables (e.g., sickness absence, return to work) have looked at standard treatments for CMDs such as cognitive behavioural therapies or medication. While such treatments have the expected (positive) effect on symptom reduction related to mental health problems, they do not have an impact on return to work and only modest effects on sick leave [Workplace interventions specifically target the problem as it affects the person’s ability to function in the workplace and involve the active involvement of the employee. However, such a process is likely to be challenging as the employee and employer may have different perspectives and aims [