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Table 4 The reasons women failed to return to their work place. There were no significant differences between men and women. However, among females, other reasons, such as pregnancy, marriage, and family circumstances, were observed, while these reasons were not listed for males

From: What inhibits working women with mental disorders from returning to their workplace?-A study of systematic re-employment support in a medical institution

 

Female

Male

Relapse of psychiatric symptoms

37 (69.8 %)

71 (61.7 %)

Moved to another medical facility

6

12

Retired from job

3

5

Some familial problems

2

0

Pregnancy

1

0

To be full-time housewife

1

0

Deviancy

2

2

Job hunting

1

9

Low motivation to return to the workplace

0

6

DC maladaptation

0

3

Waiting to return to the workplace

0

2

Others

0

5

Total

53

115