This article analyses the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for individuals with mild or moderate mental illness. We study the effects on sick leave, health care consumption, and drug prescriptions. We find that CBT improved health and prevented sick leave for individuals who were not on sick leave when treatment was initiated but had no effect for individuals who were on sick leave when the treatment was initiated.

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CBT 对病假和健康的影响

本文分析了认知行为疗法（CBT）对轻度或中度精神疾病患者的效果。我们研究对病假、医疗保健消费和药物处方的影响。我们发现，对于开始治疗时未请病假的个人来说，CBT 可以改善健康状况并避免请病假，但对于开始治疗时正在休病假的个人则没有影响。