Cognitive impairment as barrier to engagement in vocational services among veterans with severe mental illness

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 597-607

  O'Connor, Maureen K ^a,b   Mueller, Lisa ^a   van Ormer, Alice ^a   Drake, Robert ^c   Penk, Walter ^a   Rosenheck, Robert ^d   Semiatin, Alicia ^a   Drebing, Charles E ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Cognitive impairment; Inte grated services; Pathways to care; Return to work; Severe mental illness; Supported employment; Treatment entry; Vocational dis ability; Vocational services

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; INTE-GRATED SERVICES; MENTAL ILLNESS; PATHWAYS-TO-CARE; RETURN TO WORK; SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; TREATMENT ENTRY; VOCATIONAL DIS-ABILITY; VOCATIONAL SERVICES;

DISEASES;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATHWAYS TO CARE INVENTORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNDEREMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; VETERAN; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 79960765819     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.06.0117     Document Type: Article

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