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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
In this study we sought to understand the relationship between obtaining competitive employment and changes in nonvocational domains of functioning (symptoms, substance abuse, hospitalizations, self-esteem, quality of life) in persons with severe mental illness. A group of 143 unemployed patients participating in a study of vocational rehabilitation programs were assessed in nonvocational areas of functioning at baseline and 6, 12, and 18 months later. Statistical analyses examined the relationship between work status at the follow-up assessments and nonvocational functioning, controlling for baseline levels of nonvocational variables. Patients who were working at follow-up tended to have lower symptoms (particularly thought disorder and affect on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale), higher Global Assessment Scores, better self-esteem, and more satisfaction with their finances and vocational services than unemployed patients. Employment is associated with better functioning in a range of different nonvocational domains, even after controlling for baseline levels of functioning.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-3018
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
185
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
419-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Activities of Daily Living, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Employment, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Hospitalization, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Mental Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Outcome Assessment (Health Care), pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Quality of Life, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Rehabilitation, Vocational, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Self Concept, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Substance-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Unemployment, pubmed-meshheading:9240359-Work
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Work and nonvocational domains of functioning in persons with severe mental illness: a longitudinal analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't