Employment, Studies and Feelings: Two to Nine Years After a Personalized Program of Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatric Patients

Abstract

CR as an efficient help for work and studies. To conclude, even long years after a personalized CR program, good benefits in terms of employment or studies emerge when compared to the status before CR, with good determinants for recovery in terms of leisure or physical activity practice.

Longitudinal outcomes of a work inclusion program in mental health departments in the city of Milan

“…Unfortunately, psychiatric illnesses are the cause of disabilities with the highest unemployment rates, normally between 70% and 90% (Khasnabis et al, 2010). The employment rate in psychiatry is around 10% to 30% (Amado et al, 2020). Specifically, the study by Holley et al (1998) reported an employment rate in open jobs of only 11.5% among people with psychiatric disabilities, compared to a rate of 62.2% in the general population.…”

“…Specifically, the study by Holley et al (1998) reported an employment rate in open jobs of only 11.5% among people with psychiatric disabilities, compared to a rate of 62.2% in the general population. A European naturalistic study with a 2-year follow-up showed an overall employment rate among schizophrenic patients of 21.5%, with rates of 11.5% in France and 30.3% in Germany (Amado et al, 2020; Marwaha et al, 2007). Data from the Italian Institute of Statistics reported that around 18% of people with disabilities are employed in Italy (ISTAT, 2010), being the percentage for people with psychiatric disabilities presumably lower.…”