Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 59-67 , July 2010

Common mental disorders and disability pension award: Seven year follow-up of the HUSK study

  • Ann Kristin Knudsen

      Affiliations

    • Research Section of Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Research Section of Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Christiesgt. 13, N-5020 Bergen, Norway. Tel.: +47 55 58 83 55; fax: +47 55 58 98 87.
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  • Simon Øverland

      Affiliations

    • Research Section of Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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  • Helene Flood Aakvaag

      Affiliations

    • Research Section of Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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  • Samuel B. Harvey

      Affiliations

    • Kings College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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  • Matthew Hotopf

      Affiliations

    • Kings College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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  • Arnstein Mykletun

      Affiliations

    • Research Section of Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
    • Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Mental Health, Oslo, Norway

Received 6 September 2009 ,Revised 2 March 2010 ,Accepted 9 March 2010.

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PII: S0022-3999(10)00124-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.03.007

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 59-67 , July 2010

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