Background: Little is known about the extent to which work contributes to the recovery of
people with schizophrenia. There is increasing interest in the subject because of new …

Background People who suffer from severe mental disorder experience high rates of
unemployment. Supported employment is an approach to vocational rehabilitation that …

Background People with severe mental illness show high rates of unemployment and work
disability, however, they often have a desire to participate in employment. People with …

BACKGROUND: Nonlocalizing neurologic deficits detectable by clinical evaluation–“soft
signs”–are a robust finding in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, but their conceptual …

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to update the randomized controlled trial literature of
psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia. METHOD: Computerized literature searches …

Traumatic life events, as defined by DSM-IV, are common among persons with severe
mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia. Limited evidence suggests concomitantly …

Objective: Supported employment has been shown to improve the employment outcomes of
clients with severe mental illness (SMI), but many clients who receive this service still fail to …

The authors examined the cumulative effects of work on symptoms, quality of life, and self-
esteem for 149 unemployed clients with severe mental illness receiving vocational …

Background Unemployment rates are high amongst people with severe mental illness, yet
surveys show that most want to work. Vocational rehabilitation services exist to help mentally …

This study examined the effectiveness of cognitive training (the Thinking Skills for Work
Program) for improving competitive employment outcomes in persons with severe mental …