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Benedikt Habermeyer1,2, Stefan Kaiser3,4, Wolfram Kawohl3,5
1Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz. benedikt.habermeyer@pdag.ch.
Objective:
According to recent recommendations the Mini-ICF Rating for Limitations of Activities and Participation in Psychological Disorders (Mini-ICF-APP) should be used in the assessment of incapacity to work. However evidence from empirical research in the field is missing.
Methods:
The application of the Mini-ICF-APP in the psychiatric assessment of 121 cases was analysed.
Results:
A significant correlation between capacity to work and the duration of sick-leave with the Mini-ICF-APP sum-score was confirmed. The probability that criteria for disability insurance compensations was fulfilled according to the assessor increased with the Mini-ICF-APP-sum-score.
Conclusion:
Our study provides first empirical evidence regarding the application of the Mini-ICF-APP in the psychiatric assessment of incapacity to work.

