The meaning of work for young adults diagnosed with serious mental health conditions.

Stone, Rosalie A. Torres; Sabella, Kathryn; Lidz, Charles W.; McKay, Colleen E.; Smith, Lisa M.

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“…A newer study has confirmed that for emerging adults with a diagnosed mental disorder, work is a resource. It gives them the possibility of becoming financially independent, and they experience an increase in their self-esteem and self-efficacy (Torres Stone et al, 2016). Early sensitization or early intervention services for mental disorders are generally recommended (Chan et al, 2015); however, such psychotherapeutic services focus less on self-esteem and self-efficacy and more on health competencies (knowledge in the field of mental health, help-seeking behavior, etc.…”

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Improving Work Ability of Mentally Burdened Emerging Adults in Vocational Integration Programs: A Study Protocol

Sabatella

Wyl

2019

Front. Psychol.

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Background: Emerging adults who do not successfully transition from compulsory education to the upper secondary level have a greater risk of developing mental illness than their working peers. Early intervention is important in these cases; the course of an illness can be positively influenced if treated early and without delay, and consequently, the illness will not affect the professional and personal development of the emerging adults any further. Postponing treatment of a mental illness increases the risk of chronification of the disease. Up to now, vocational integration programs have been mostly educationally oriented. To recognize and treat mental illness in a timely way, we developed an intervention that includes psychotherapy support in a vocational integration program for emerging adults who have not successfully transitioned from compulsory education to the upper secondary level. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the described intervention, which will be delivered to all emerging adults aged 16–29 entering the vocational integration program. Another objective is to determine if it is worthwhile and feasible to proceed with testing the intervention in a full-scale clinical trial. Conducting research with this population can be very difficult, which makes it especially important to test the feasibility of a clinical trial. Methods: A single group clinical trial will be conducted to examine the effectiveness of the intervention described above. Emerging adults aged 16–29 entering a vocational integration program will be recruited. Participants will provide informed consent and complete pre-intervention measures; they then take part in the intervention group in addition to the regular vocational integration program. The primary outcomes for this study are an increase in work ability, mental health literacy, and mental health. Demographic information, vocational biography, and satisfaction with the intervention will also be collected. Questionnaire data will be collected at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6-month follow-up. Ethics and dissemination: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Canton of Zurich (2017-00936) and registered in https://clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03328286) before recruitment started. The results will be reported in future scientific publications and international conference presentations.

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Improving Work Ability of Mentally Burdened Emerging Adults in Vocational Integration Programs: A Study Protocol

Sabatella

Wyl

2019

Front. Psychol.

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“…Working is a source of financial reward and an additional income to the already existing one (Auerbach and Richardson, 2005; Saavedra et al , 2016), making people with severe mental illness feel financially independent (Torres Stone et al , 2018; Dunn et al , 2008) and providing them a sense of stability (Torres Stone et al , 2018). Also, by working, people with severe mental illness have the opportunity to improve the quality of their life by investing in education and cognitive improvement and by upgrading their mental health treatment (Eklund, 2009; Saavedra et al , 2016; Borg and Kristiansen, 2008; Dunn et al , 2008).…”

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The meaning of work for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review

Axiotidou

Papakonstantinou

2021

MHRJ

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Purpose Mental illness is associated with high unemployment rates, limited working opportunities, work-related discrimination, stigma and prejudices. For people with severe mental illness, the work reality is even more burdensome. This paper aims to explore in-depth and presents research results in the past decade on the meaning of work for people with severe mental illness. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a systematic literature search in Medline, Science Direct, PsycINFO databases between 2000 and 2019. The review concluded in 13 studies. Findings This research showed actual results regarding the meaning of work for individuals with severe mental illness from a medical, social, psychological and financial perspective. Work is of great importance for people with severe mental illness, influencing their lives on many levels. Practical implications The present research results can contribute to the information and further awareness of experts in mental health and vocational rehabilitation services. This review lightens the meaning of work and challenges the state's priorities in creating active and not marginalised citizens. Originality/value This review is original and adds to the existing knowledge that employment may benefit people with severe mental illness, especially the youngest adults, despite their labor market obstacles. It is for communities' benefit, employers, but mostly for people with severe mental illness themselves, to work.

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“…Recent studies about the effectiveness of innovative group psychosocial rehabilitative interventions focused on sport activities and counseling [ 60 ], sport activity, mindfulness, psychoeducation [ 61 ] and job training [ 62 ], even when did not directly considered self-efficacy as an outcome nor mediator on outcomes, seem to provide the opportunity to enhance self-efficacy, self-esteem, self-confidence, and a positive self-image in people with severe psychosocial disabilities [ 3 ].…”

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“…People with psychosocial disabilities usually report poor quality of life (QoL) [ 1 , 2 ] and difficulties in social functioning [ 3 , 4 ]. QoL refers to the perceived overall wellbeing, including physical, psychological and social functioning [ 5 ].…”

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“VelaMente?!” - Sailin in a Crew to Improve Self-Efficacy in People with Psychosocial Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sancassiani¹,

Cocco²,

Cossu³

et al. 2017

CPEMH

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Introduction:It has been proposed that sailing can improve quality of life, personal and social skills of people with severe psychosocial disabilities. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a psychosocial rehabilitative intervention focused on sailing on quality of life, self-efficacy and sense of coherence in people with severe psychosocial disabilities.Methods:The study was a randomized, with parallel groups, waiting-list controlled trial. Participants were 51 people with severe psychosocial disabilities. The intervention was a structured course to learn sailing in a crew lasting three months. A randomized group began the sailing course immediately after a pre-treatment assessment; the waitlist group began the sailing course after a three months period of treatments as usual. Participants were assessed before and after the sailing course, or the waiting list period, on the General Self-Efficacy scale (GSES), Sense Of Coherence scale (SOC) and Health Survey-short form (SF-12).Results:Self-efficacy significantly increased after the sailing course and decreased after treatment as usual (p=0.015). Sense of coherence and the levels of quality of life tended to improve after the sailing course, albeit below levels of statistical significance.Conclusion:When compared to more traditional psychosocial rehabilitative activities, an intervention focused on sailing in a crew positively impacts the sense of coherence and the levels of quality of life and significantly improves self-efficacy of people with severe psychosocial disabilities. Further longitudinal research is required.

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The meaning of work for young adults diagnosed with serious mental health conditions.

Cited by 30 publications

References 52 publications

Improving Work Ability of Mentally Burdened Emerging Adults in Vocational Integration Programs: A Study Protocol

Improving Work Ability of Mentally Burdened Emerging Adults in Vocational Integration Programs: A Study Protocol

The meaning of work for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review

“VelaMente?!” - Sailin in a Crew to Improve Self-Efficacy in People with Psychosocial Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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