[Sick leaves caused by psychiatric diseases in Spain during 2011]. / La incapacidad temporal en España por algunas enfermedades psiquiátricas. (Trastornos esquizofrénicos, trastorno bipolar y trastornos ansiosos, depresivos y adaptativos).

BACKGROUND: Psychiatric and mood disorders may hamper the efficiency of workers and cause absenteeism. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Revision of sick leaves related to schizophrenia, bipolar diseases, anxiety, depression and adaptive disorders that were granted in Spain in the period January- December 2011. The mean number of days off work for each disease and the costs per each labor day lost were calculated. RESULTS: The total number of labor days lost for schizophrenia, bipolar diseases and mood disorders were 72,831; 899,107 and 3,666,055 days, respectively. The mean duration of sick leaves for the same diagnoses were 84; 100 and 64 days/year respectively. The total indirect costs of sick leaves for psychiatric diseases during 2011 were € 100 million approximately, corresponding to 4% of costs for all diseases. CONCLUSIONS: The high costs of absenteeism derived from psychiatric diseases should prompt measures to promote a better adaptation to work environments of people suffering these ailments.