Patients who Receive Disablement Benefits due to a Psychiatric Diagnosis, 1990

The aim of the project was to gather information about disabled pensioners with a psychiatric diagnosis and why they have retired. The data was gathered by analyzing existing data files at the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration and interviewing disability pensioners in the trøndelag counties. NSD has accessible data from the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration. The material contains 143 000 disability pensioners and information tied to ca. 600 000 dates. With the exception of existing databases, it is possible to characterize disability pensioners when it comes to socio demographic indicators.