Handbook of Disability, Work and Health

Ute Bültmann is an internationally active researcher on working conditions and health, with a special focus on mental health, work functioning and the prevention of work disability. Trained in health sciences and epidemiology she has accumulated rich scientific expertise in this field, having worked for several years in the Danish National Research Centre for the Work Environment before her appointment to Full Professor of Work and Health from a life-course perspective at the University of Groningen. Johannes Siegrist is a medical sociologist with a long-standing research career in occupational health sciences, in particular the role of psychosocial stress at work for health and disease. A former Professor at the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, he has been granted a Senior Professorship by this University. Additionally, through his collaboration with the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation, he is currently involved in research on return to work among persons with disability.

Preface by the Editors.- Section I: Occupational hazards, impaired health and disability risk. Section Editor: Johannes Siegrist.- A. General issues and challenges.- 1. The changing nature of work and employment in developed countries; Werner Eichhorst, IZA, Bonn, Germany.- 2. Trends of work and employment in rapidly developing countries; Arne Kalleberg, University of Chapel Hill, NC, USA.- 3. Trajectories from work to early exit from labour market: theoretical concepts; Hans Martin Hasselhorn, University of Wuppertal, Germany.- 4. Occupational hazards as determinants of early exit from labour market: conceptual and methodological approaches; Alex Burdorf, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.- 5. Disability pensions: regulatory principles and variations according to welfare policies; Anne Juvani and Jaana Pentti , Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Turku, Finland.- 6. Policies of reducing the burden of occupational hazards and disability pensions: overviewand critical appraisal; Espen Dahl and Johan Fritzell, Oslo University, Norway and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.- B.  Occupational hazards and main outcomes of impaired health.- 7. Occupational injuries: major trends in developed countries; Paivi Hämälainen, VTT Technical Research Centre, Tampere, Finland.- 8. Occupational injuries in rapidly developing countries; Jukka Takala, Workplace Safety and Health Institute Singapore.- 9. Chemical, physical and biological hazards and occupational diseases: cancer; Jack Siemiatycki, University of Montreal, Canada.- 10. Chemical, physical and biological hazards and respiratory diseases; Manolis Kogevinas, Research Centre of Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain.- 11. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of musculoskeletal disorders; Annette Leclerc, INSERM, Paris.- 12 Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of cardiovascular disorders; Töres Theorell, Stockholm University, Stockholm,Sweden.- 13. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of affective disorders; Reiner Rugulies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.- 14. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of cognitive decline and dementia; Erika Sabbath and Claudine Berr, Boston University, Boston, USA and University of Montpellier, France.- 15. Occupational (physical and psychosocial) determinants of health-adverse behaviours (including overweight, smoking, alcohol, physical inactivity); Solja T. Nyberg, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.- C. Prevention strategies and challenges.- 16. A critical role of occupational health and safety services; Peter Schnall, University of California, Irvine, USA.- 17. Surveillance, monitoring and evaluation: regulatory and voluntary approaches; Stavroula Leka, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.- 18. Health-promoting work: strategies and models of best practice; Antony LaMontagne, Deakin University, Australia.- 19. Impactof national labour and social policies; Claire Bambra, Durham University, United Kingdom.- 20. Challenges at international/global level; Ronald Labonté, University of Montreal, Canada.- Section II: Access/return to work of persons with chronic diseases or disabilities; Section Editor Ute Bültmann.- A. Key issues.- 1. A human rights perspective on social participation; Tom Shakespeare, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom.- 2. Legal aspects of access/return to work; Katherine Lippel and Genevieve Grant, University of Ottawa, Canada and Monash University, Australia.- 3. Economic aspects of access/return to work Chris McLeod, University of British Columbia, Canada.- 4. Impact of distinct national labour and social policies; Christopher Prinz, OECD, France.- 5. Employment as a key rehabilitation outcome; Kerstin Ekberg and Merete Labrioloa, University of Linköping, Sweden and University of Aarhus, Denmark.- 6. Socio-environmental and psychological barriers to employment; Sandra Brouwer and Cecile Boot, University of Groningen and VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.- B. Determinants and outcomes of access/return to work in major disabilities or chronic diseases.- 7. Cancer; Anja Mehnert and Angela de Boer, University of Leipzig, Germany and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.- 8. Spinal cord injury; Jan Reinhardt and Marcel Post, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland and Utrecht University, The Netherlands.- 9. Cardiovascular disease; Angelique de Rijk, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.- 10. Affective disorders; Silje Endresen Reme, University of Bergen, Norway.- 11. Musculoskeletal disorders; Dwayne van Eerd and Dorca Beaton, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Canada.- 12. Addictive disorders; Ulrich John, University of Greifswald, Germany.- 13. Mental disabilities; Marc Corbiere, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada.- 14. Multi-morbid conditions; George Declos and Monica Ubalde-Lopez, University of Houston, Texas, USA and University of Pompeu Fabre, Barcelona, Spain.- C. Rehabilitation strategies and policy challenges.- 15. Investing in medical and vocational rehabilitation services; Mathias Bethge and Christoph Gutenbrunner, University of Lübeck and MHH Hannover, Germany.- 16. Strengthening Individual Placement and Support Models, stepwise return to work and employer engagement; Gary Bond, The Dartmouth Institute, USA.- 17. Implementing best practice models of return to work; Bill Shaw and Vicky Kristmas, Hoptinkton, USA and Lakehed University, Canada.- 18. Prioritizing training/retraining of capabilities according to need; Reuben Escorpizo, University of Vermont, USA.- 19. Reducing societal (discrimination) and environmental barriers to work; Jerome Bickenbach and Per von Groote, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.- 20. Investing in integrative, active labour market policies, including fair social protection; Olle Lundberg, Stockholm University, Sweden; Subject Index.