Development of a Work Disability Diagnostic Interview (WoDDI) for individuals on a prolonged work absence for mental health reasons Abstract Mental health problems are increasing in companies. And even if we know better how to prevent them, little is being done to facilitate the return to work of affected people. A reduction in the symptoms associated with these disorders has no impact on a return to work, as indicated by recent studies.This tends to confirm that the disability associated with such a state of health constitutes a complex multifactorial phenomenon. Few investigations have specifically evaluated the predictive factors and the obstacles to the resumption of occupational activities in these cases. The research team, by basing itself on a proven approach, will develop a tool for evaluating obstacles to a return to work of workers with mental disorders, called Diagnosis of the work handicap situation (DWHS). The prototype of the DWHS thus produced will be based on evidence, and the feasibility of its use in a return-to-work process will be tested. This tool is a first in this field and can be used by clinicians and researchers who interact with workers absent from work due to a mental health problem. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports The factors related to prolonged work absences due to a transitory mental disorder: development of a measurement tool Research Report: R-674, R-743 Video Reports and Conferences Le retour au travail après une absence prolongée en raison de trouble mental transitoire: des pistes d'encadrement de la démarche Conference: CF-014Development of a tool for diagnosing the work handicap situation (DWHS) for individuals with a prolonged work absence due to mental health reasons Conference: CF-026 Scientific Publications L’entretien diagnostique et l’incapacité au travail : un nouvel outilDurand M. J., St-Arnaud L., Briand C.Source : in Conférence internationale CIST sur les facteurs psychosociaux au travail : De la connaissance à l'action, (3e : 1-4 septembre, 2008 : Québec, Canada), 2008Développement d’un outil diagnostic de la situation de Handicap au Travail (DHST) pour les personnes en absence prolongée du travail pour des raisons de santé mentaleDurand M. J., St-Arnaud L., Briand C., Coutu M.-F., Corbière M.Source : in "Entre tradition et innovation, comment transformons-nous l'univers au travail?" : 15e congrès de l'Association internationale de psychologie du travail de langue française / AIPTLF, (15e : 19-22 août, 2008 : Québec, Canada), 2008Work disability diagnostic interview (WoDDI) first step for use with individuals on a long-term work absence for mental health reasonsDurand M. J., St-Arnaud L., Briand C., Coutu M.-F., Corbière M., Rouleau A.Source : in European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology, (14th : May 13-16, 2009 : Spain), 2009Adaptation of the therapeutic return to work program from MSD to common mental disordersDurand M. J.Source : in OECD Expert Meeting Mental Health, Disability and Work (April 26-28, 2010 : Paris, France), 2010Données probantes en réadaption au travail-volet santé mentaleDurand M. J.Source : in Des solutions pour mieux intervenir dans les milieux de travail : Colloque santé psychologique (2 novembre, 2010 : Montréal, Canada), 2010Supervisors' perception of the factors influencing the return to work of workers with mental health disordersLemieux P., Durand M. J.Source : in Conférence internationale sur la prévention d'incapacité et l'intégration au travail / WDPI 2010 (1ère : 2-3 septembre, 2010 : Angers, France), 2010Supervisors' perception of the factors influencing the return to work of workers with common mental disordersLemieux P., Durand M.-J., Hong Q. N.Source : Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, vol. 21, no 3, 2011, p. 293-303Assessing factors influencing long-term work absence attribuable to common mental disorders: development of a new toolDurand M. J., Corbière M., Briand C., Coutu M. F., St-Arnaud L., Hong Q. N.Source : in Healthy Ageing in a Working Society : Scientific conference on Work Disability Prevention and Integration, (2nd : October 22-24, 2012 : Groningen, The Netherlands), 2012 Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0099-6550 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2010 Research Field: Occupational Rehabilitation Team: Marie-José Durand (Université de Sherbrooke)Louise Saint-Arnaud (Université Laval)Catherine Briand (Université de Montréal)Marie-France Coutu (Université de Sherbrooke)Marc Corbière (Université de Sherbrooke)Claudine Goulet (Université de Sherbrooke)