Employer and employment agency attitudes towards employing individuals with mental health needs

Biggs, David M; Hovey, Nicola; Tyson, Philip John; MacDonald, Sophie

doi:10.3109/09638237.2010.507683

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“…Biggs, et al, 2010;Link, et al, 1997;Rosenfield, 1997). However, it seems that perceived stigma alone is enough to impact patient's lives quite dramatically.…”

Section: Methodological Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Three-quarters of employers expressed a belief that it would be difficult or impossible to employ someone with schizophrenia (Biggs, Hovey, Tyson, & MacDonald, 2010). Despite patients expressing a desire to work post-discharge from hospital, service providers believed that only 12% of patients were employable .…”

Section: Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…clinical factors such as relapse rates; severity of illness and how well controlled the illness is, and trusting the employee with information and safety of others (Biggs, et al, 2010). A scarcity of decent, well-paid jobs for people with mental illness helps maintain financial dependence (Thornicroft, 2006).…”

Section: Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Biggs et al (2010) claim that recruitment firms were generally more positive about putting forward people with mental illness for work positions, however, this might be due to the fact that they are not ultimately responsible for hiring the individual.…”

Section: Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The first part of this thesis contains a narrative review of the literature relating to how people with mental illness cope with stigma. The majority of the research has focussed on models of stigma, the impact of stigma on individuals and campaigns to combat stigma. There is limited research exploring how people cope with stigma and the effectiveness of these strategies. The review highlights the need for further research in this area to inform interventions.The second part of the thesis contains a qualitative research study, which aimed to provide an understanding of how individuals with a mental illness described their experiences of being discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays. Suicide rates post-discharge remain high despite discharge planning and discharge interventions, yet little is known about why discharge can be so difficult for individuals. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse interviews from eight individuals who had been discharged within the last three years. The analysis highlighted five superordinate themes: the hospital experience, the experience of discharge, the outside world, the journey to health and self-beliefs/identity.The results are discussed in relation to previous findings and implications for future research and clinical practice.

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“…Biggs, et al, 2010;Link, et al, 1997;Rosenfield, 1997). However, it seems that perceived stigma alone is enough to impact patient's lives quite dramatically.…”

Section: Methodological Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…A number of studies have indicated the reluctance of employers to hire people with mental illness (Stuart, 2006, McDaid et al, 2005, Biggs et al, 2010, McDaid, 2008. For example, a study in Uganda revealed that an important reason for why people with mental illness are denied access to credit services was that they are believed to have impaired functioning, unable to meaningfully engage in productive work and hence incapable of paying back loans.…”

Section: Income Generation and Employment Opportunitiesmentioning

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Mental health, poverty and development

Funk

Drew

Knapp

2012

Journal of Public Mental Health

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PurposeThis paper, which builds on the findings of WHO's Report on Mental Health and Development, aims to highlight the health, social, economic, and human rights effects of unaddressed mental disorders in low and middle income countries (LMICs) and to propose effective strategies to address mental disorders and their impacts as part of an overall development strategy.Design/methodology/approachThe paper first reviews the findings of relevant research on mental disorders and poverty and then proposes solutions that can be adopted by countries to promote development.FindingsThis evidence of strong links between poverty and mental disorder supports the argument that mental disorders should be an important concern for development strategies. Mental disorders have diverse and far‐reaching social impacts, including homelessness, higher rates of imprisonment, poor educational opportunities and outcomes, lack of employment and reduced income. Targeted poverty alleviation programmes are needed to break the cycle between mental illness and poverty. These must include measures specifically addressing the needs of people with mental health conditions, such as the provision of accessible and effective services and support, facilitation of education, employment opportunities and housing, and enforcement of human rights protection.Originality/valueThe paper highlights that four out of every five people suffering from mental disorders are living in LMICs. Many LMICs have identified mental health as an important issue, yet lack the finances and technical expertise to address the problem. Having mental health on the agenda of development organizations will be a critical step for overcoming the negative development consequences of mental disorders.

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Occupational attainment and depressive symptoms in young adulthood

Ueno

Krause

2019

Stress and Health

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Past studies have shown that various aspects of occupational attainment (unemployment, job instability, low occupational status, and low earnings) are associated with poor mental health, but each of these studies focused on one or two aspects of occupational attainment. Consequently, it remains unclear whether their associations are independent of each other. Further, little is known about whether negative self‐assessments of occupational attainment are linked to poor mental health. We sought to overcome these limitations of past research while focusing on depressive symptoms as a mental health outcome and young adulthood as a life stage context. The study analysed U.S. data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 13,178) using ordinary least square models. The analysis showed that all aspects of occupational attainment were associated with depressive symptoms in the expected directions. Further, unemployment, job instability, and negative self‐assessment of career progress showed stronger associations, and those associations were independent of other occupational attainment variables. Overall, the results suggested that understanding the association between occupational attainment and mental health requires close attention to the life stage context.

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Employer and employment agency attitudes towards employing individuals with mental health needs

Cited by 65 publications

References 23 publications

What is the Lived Experience of Being Discharged From a Psychiatric Inpatient Stay?

What is the Lived Experience of Being Discharged From a Psychiatric Inpatient Stay?

Mental health, poverty and development

Occupational attainment and depressive symptoms in young adulthood

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