Vocational outcomes of an integrated supported employment program for individuals with persistent and severe mental illness

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 292-305

  Tsang, Hector W H ^a   Chan, Ashley ^a   Wong, Alvin ^a   Liberman, Robert Paul ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Job tenure; Severe mental illness; Social skills training; Supported employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CULTURE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 64849092640     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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