Despite considerable growth in treatments, interventions, services and research of young
people with a first episode of psychosis, little attention has been given to the priorities of …

Aims. Young adults with early psychosis want to pursue normal roles–education and
employment. This paper summarises the empirical literature on the effectiveness of early …

Young people who have had a mental illness face significant barriers to both gaining and
maintaining employment. A study, using a qualitative design and consisting of two focus …

Objective: While there are now effective interventions for the symptoms of psychosis and
schizopshrenia, treatment for the functional domains of these illnesses has received less …

Background: The onset of schizophrenia is associated with a pronounced decline in
employment and educational attainment. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Aims and MethodTo examine the effectiveness of integrating evidence-based supported
employment into an early intervention service for young people with first-episode psychosis …

BackgroundIndividual placement and support (IPS) is effective in helping patients return to
work but is poorly implemented because of clinical ambivalence and fears of relapse …

Background Employment rates among people with severe mental illness are low and work
has beneficial effects on mental health. There is now good evidence of the effectiveness of a …

BackgroundHigh unemployment is a hallmark of psychotic illness. Individual placement and
support (IPS) may be effective at assisting the vocational recoveries of young people with …

Objective: Participation in mainstream education and employment facilitates both the
recovery and the social inclusion of people with psychotic disorders. As part of the second …