Characteristics of Young Adults With Schizophrenic Disorders Treated in the Community

Test, Mary Ann; Knoedler, William H.; Allness, Deborah J.; Burke, Suzanne Senn

doi:10.1176/ps.36.8.853

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“…Research on the lifetime work experiences of persons with serious mental illnesses is limited, possibly because of the expectation that the work experiences of persons with mental illnesses are restricted. In a study of 100 young adults with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, 85 had maintained a competitive job for more than three months during their lives (21). In a study involving almost 300 people with a wide range of diagnoses, nearly all had been competitively employed at some point (22).…”

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Role of Social Disadvantage in Crime, Joblessness, and Homelessness Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness

Draine¹,

Salzer²,

Culhane³

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Research on mental illness in relation to social problems such as crime, unemployment, and homelessness often ignores the broader social context in which mental illness is embedded. Policy, research, and practice will be improved if greater attention is given to social context. The authors critically analyze the approach used in much of the psychiatric services literature to infer links between mental illness and social problems. They compare these studies with studies that have been more validly conceptualized to account for social context. With this broader perspective, the impact of mental illness on crime, unemployment, and homelessness appears to be much smaller than that implied by much of the psychiatric services literature. Poverty moderates the relationship between serious mental illness and social problems. Factors related to poverty include lack of education, problems with employment, substance abuse, and a low likelihood of prosocial attachments. This relationship is often complicated and is not amenable to simple explanations. Research and policy that take this complexity into account may lead to greater effectiveness in interventions for persons with serious mental illness.

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Section: Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Role of Social Disadvantage in Crime, Joblessness, and Homelessness Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness

Draine¹,

Salzer²,

Culhane³

et al. 2002

408

232

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“…There is little doubt that chemical dependence among persons with psychiatric disorders is widespread 1 . Further, those with mental illness and substance‐abuse diagnoses are reported to be difficult to treat 2–4 .…”

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Psychiatric Hospital Outcomes of Dual Diagnosis Patients Under Managed Care

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The authors compared patterns of psychiatric hospitalization utilization and outcomes between persons with and without co-existing substance-related disorders in a managed care environment by means of a prospective follow-along study of persons hospitalized for psychiatric reasons under the auspices of a large regional managed care firm. Forty-two psychiatric inpatients with comorbid substance disorders and 121 inpatients without coexisting substance disorders were compared across measures of service use and psychiatric acuity. Readmission to the hospital was assessed at 30 days and after 6 months. Patients with coexisting substance disorders spent fewer days in the hospital, but were rehospitalized at a higher rate both within 30 days and (significantly) after 6 months. These results suggest that the revolving-door pattern of service utilization is also present in managed care environments.

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“…Showing severe and persistent impairment in social functioning 4. Having been ill and disabled for at least 2 years A number of authors have used roughly this age range (for example, Bachrach, 1982;Holcomb & Ahr, 1987;Intagliata & Baker, 1984;Isenberg, 1983;Sheets, Prevost, & Reichman, 1982;Test, Knoedler, Allness,& Burke, 1985). The studies cited by Mann and Klyczek have been published in much less widely distributed sources but do highlight the problem of categorizing these individuals as they continue to age, as does Bachrach ( 1984) in her discussion of the young adult patient with a chronic condition as an "ideal construct."…”

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Response to Commentary on “A Comparison of Psychiatric Patients and Normal Subjects Based on the Model of Human Occupation”

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1988

The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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Characteristics of Young Adults With Schizophrenic Disorders Treated in the Community

Cited by 40 publications

References 14 publications

Role of Social Disadvantage in Crime, Joblessness, and Homelessness Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness

Role of Social Disadvantage in Crime, Joblessness, and Homelessness Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness

Psychiatric Hospital Outcomes of Dual Diagnosis Patients Under Managed Care

Response to Commentary on “A Comparison of Psychiatric Patients and Normal Subjects Based on the Model of Human Occupation”

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