Involving mental health care in Norway in employment issues

This chapter describes some key parameters of the inpatient and outpatient mental health care system in Norway with respect to consequences of the employment status of the patients. Possible ways to overcome the fragmentation between mental health care, rehabilitation and the disability benefit system are discussed. The chapter pays particular attention to the collaboration between the Labour and Welfare Administration, the District Psychiatric Centres, and the physicians in private practice. Finally, the importance and the availability of inter-sectoral data as well as the development of employment-related quality indicators and evidence-based steering mechanisms in the mental health system are discussed.