Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of young adults on work disability pension due to mental disorders according to attachment to employment and education before work disability pension
Characteristics | Attachment to employment or education (Nā=ā1097) | Attachment to employment (Nā=ā868) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ā | n of attached cases/N | % attached | n of attached cases/N | % attached |
All | 545/1097 | 49.7 | 316/868 | 36.4 |
Sex | ||||
į Men | 207/494 | 41.9 | 129/416 | 31.0 |
į Women | 338/603 | 56.1 | 187/452 | 41.4 |
Age (years) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į 18-24 | 125/241 | 51.9 | 37/153 | 24.2 |
į 25-29 | 189/348 | 54.3 | 103/262 | 39.3 |
į 30-34 | 231/508 | 54.5 | 176/453 | 38.9 |
Basic education | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Comprehensive school | 259/634 | 40.9 | 183/558 | 32.8 |
į High school | 277/444 | 62.4 | 126/293 | 43.0 |
Vocational education | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į No vocational education | 204/344 | 59.3 | 48/188 | 25.5 |
į Vocational course or apprenticeship | 16/42 | 38.1 | 13/39 | 33.3 |
į Vocational school | 177/426 | 41.5 | 143/392 | 36.5 |
į University of applied sciences | 66/107 | 61.7 | 57/98 | 58.2 |
į University | 34/54 | 64.0 | 27/47 | 57.4 |
Diagnosis | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Psychotic disorder | 142/367 | 38.7 | 70/295 | 23.7 |
į Depressive disorder | 242/433 | 55.9 | 151/342 | 44.2 |
į Bipolar disorder | 97/165 | 58.8 | 64/132 | 48.5 |
į Other mental disorder | 64/132 | 48.5 | 31/99 | 31.3 |
Psychiatric comorbidity | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 269/549 | 49.0 | 147/427 | 34.4 |
į No | 276/548 | 50.4 | 169/441 | 38.3 |
Somatic comorbidity | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 43/89 | 48.3 | 29/75 | 38.7 |
į No | 502/1008 | 49.8 | 287/793 | 36.2 |
Harmful alcohol use | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 120/304 | 39.5 | 74/258 | 28.7 |
į No | 425/793 | 53.6 | 242/610 | 39.7 |
Drug use | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 60/168 | 35.7 | 37/145 | 25.5 |
į No | 485/929 | 52.2 | 279/723 | 38.6 |
Psychiatric hospital admission | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 357/720 | 49.6 | 199/562 | 35.4 |
į No | 188/377 | 49.9 | 117/306 | 38.2 |
Suicide attempts | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 123/226 | 54.4 | 70/173 | 40.5 |
į No | 422/871 | 48.5 | 246/449 | 35.4 |
Symptoms at school-age | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 245/523 | 46.8 | 114/392 | 29.1 |
į No | 300/574 | 52.3 | 202/476 | 42.4 |
Mental disorders in family | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 180/336 | 53.6 | 115/271 | 42.4 |
į No | 365/761 | 48.0 | 201/597 | 33.7 |
Childhood adversity | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
į Yes | 250/515 | 48.5 | 140/405 | 34.6 |
į No | 295/582 | 50.7 | 176/463 | 38.0 |