A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of supported employment

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-167

  Hoffmann, H ^a   Jackel D ^a   Glauser, S ^a   Kupper, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Individual placement and support; Randomised controlled trial; Severe mental illness; Supported employment; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SWITZERLAND; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84855689762     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01780.x     Document Type: Article

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