Demographic characteristics as predictors of posthospital employment and readmission.

The Effectiveness of Skills Training for Improving Outcomes in Supported Employment

“…However, although there was a trend for more clients in the workplace fundamentals group to be working during the 18month follow-up period, it was not statistically significant. Higher educational level has been linked to better employment outcomes among people with severe mental illness (25)(26)(27), suggesting that participants in our study may have been prone to work more than the average participant in previously studied supported employment programs. Thus, contrary to our hypothesis, participation in the workplace fundamentals program did not appear to improve vocational outcomes among clients who received supported employment.…”

Cognitive Training for Supported Employment: 2-3 Year Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Hospitalization can have disruptive effects on employment in patients with schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses, both because it removes them from the community and because time is required to recover from a symptom relapse (25)(26)(27)(28)(29). Furthermore, patients who were hospitalized worked fewer hours and made less wages.…”

Identifying variables predictive of success: The next step in alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization research

“…Still another factor contributing to the disposition dilemma is recidivism. If the patient is diagnosed as schizophrenic and has been previously hospitalized, there is a strong tendency to hospitalize again (Lorei & Gurel, 1973).…”