Straight or fractured? The DIDCO lifeline framework: a structured multidimensional model for psychiatric work capacity evaluation

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The DIDCO Lifeline framework integrates five domains for psychiatric work capacity evaluation: diagnostic severity, functional impairment, daily-life functioning, coherence, and occupational demands.
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This framework aims to reduce inter-rater variability in psychiatric assessments by providing a structured and visually accessible representation of clinical reasoning.
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The model combines a structured classification table with a continuous graphical representation to facilitate communication among psychiatrists, experts, and legal authorities.
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The DIDCO Lifeline framework is based on 25 years of clinical and medico-legal practice, incorporating insights from literature and real-world observations.
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The framework does not introduce a new psychometric construct but organizes existing clinical dimensions into a coherent and explicit assessment tool.

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