A Problem Solving Intervention Involving Employees at Risk of Sick Leave Due to Common Mental Disorders

The intervention focuses on the individual employee and his/her work situation and work-private life balance. The following steps are implemented: inventory and prioritization of problems; brainstorming options and solutions; formulation of an action plan; evaluation, and follow-up. The intervention is carried out in about 3 planned meetings (30 - 45 min) between the manager and the employee. However, given the lack of research regarding the intervention delivered to this specific population and which dose that should be considered as beneficial as well as the complexities of the identified problems, the number of meetings is not specified

The managers and the employee have meetings regarding the employee and his/her work situation and work-private life balance. However, the managers are not educated in and do not use the problem solving intervention. They are instead instructed to use their usual procedures.