An investigation of reasonable workplace accommodations for people with psychiatric disabilities: Quantitative findings from a multi-site study

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-50

  MacDonald Wilson, Kim L ^a   Rogers, E Sally ^a   Massaro, Joseph M ^a   Lyass, Asya ^a   Crean, Tim ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Psychiatric disability; Reasonable accommodations; Supported employment; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; DISABILITY; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036482761     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013955830779     Document Type: Article

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