Perspectives on barriers to employment for job seekers with mental illness and additional substance-use problems

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-77

  Harris, Lynne M ^a   Matthews, Lynda R ^b   Penrose Wall, Jonine ^c   Alam, Ashraful ^d   Jaworski, Alison ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Break Thru People Solutions   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Employment; Mental illness; Psychosocial rehabilitation; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; COMPLICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84889673060     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12062     Document Type: Article

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