A Four-Year Follow-up of Former Psychiatric Patients in Industry

Demographic characteristics as predictors of posthospital employment and readmission.

“…Grob (19S9), for example, limited his sample to patients between 22 and 45. The schizophrenics studied by Cole and Shupe (1970), on the other hand, were similar in age to the present sample, but their illnesses were described as not severe or chronic. This caveat notwithstanding, the present findings are consistent with those of Freeman and Simmons (1963) to the extent that their work-inclusive measure of instrumental performance was more predictable than readmission.…”

Omissions in assessment of work roles: Implications for evaluating social functioning and mental illness.

“…Although extensive research has been conducted on the relationship of work and mental illness (Anthony, 1979; Krauss & Slavinsky, 1982; Neff, 1977), investigations of multiple work roles and mental illness have explored such issues primarily in those diagnosed with depression (Aneshensel, Frerichs, & Clark, 1981; Mostow & Newberry, 1975; Weissman and Paykel, 1974) or with psychiatric problems at a less severe level than the major disorders (Goering, Cochrane, Potasznik, Wasylenki, & Lancee, 1988; Holahan & Gilbert, 1979; President's Commission on Mental Health, 1978; Test & Berlin, 1981). Studies of multiple work roles and severe mental illness have either not explored issues related to multiple concurrent work responsibilities (homemaking and employment) (Bean, 1968; Brodsky, 1968; Cole & Shupe, 1970; Douzinas & Carpenter, 1981; Goering et al, 1988; Huffine & Clausen, 1979; Kinard & Klerman, 1980; Lorei & Gurel, 1973) or compared work issues for men and women (Bean, 1968; Brodsky, 1968; Cole & Shupe, 1970; Goering et al, 1988; Huffine & Clausen, 1979; Lorei & Gurel, 1973).…”