Is psychiatric sick leave verifiable?

Psychiatric sick leave raises concerns regarding potential misuse. While physical illnesses often allow for objective verification through tests — for example, fractures with X-rays or the flu with visual examinations – mental health diagnoses, such as depression, are largely based on patient interviews. This necessitates reliance on the psychiatrist’s professional judgment to differentiate between genuine illness and malingering. – Łukasz Chruściel comments for Rzeczpospolita.

Full article in Polish avialible here.