Gainful Employment Reduces Stigma Toward People Recovering from Schizophrenia

Perkins, David V.; Raines, Joshua A.; Tschopp, Molly K.; Warner, Todd C.

doi:10.1007/s10597-008-9158-3

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“…Apart from contributing to material benefits, stable employment has important implications for social inclusion and recovery for people who are, or have recently been, homeless and have a mental illness. [1][2][3][4] Employment also reduces reliance on emergency shelters, and can facilitate exit from homelessness. 1,5 Income support can reduce the prevalence of risky and costly behaviours in this population.…”

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Employment and Income of People Who Experience Mental Illness and Homelessness in a Large Canadian Sample

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Objectives:Research suggests that homeless people with mental illness may have difficulty obtaining employment and disability benefits. Our study provides a comprehensive description of sources of income and employment rates in a large Canadian sample.Methods: Participants (n = 2085) from the 5 sites of the At Home/Chez Soi study were asked about their income, employment, and desire for work during the pre-baseline period. The proportion of participants employed, receiving government support, and relying on income from other activities were compared across sites, as were total income and income from different sources. Generalized linear models were used to identify participant characteristics associated with total income.Results: Unemployment ranged from 93% to 98% across 5 sites. The per cent of participants who wanted to work ranged from 61% to 83%. Participants relied predominantly on government assistance, with 29.5% relying exclusively on welfare, and 46.2% receiving disability benefits. Twenty-eight per cent of participants received neither social assistance nor disability income. Among the 2085 participants, 6.8% reported income from panhandling, 2.1% from sex trade, and 1.2% from selling drugs. Regression models showed that income differed significantly among sites and age groups, and was significantly lower for people with psychotic illnesses. Conclusion:These results suggest that homeless people with mental illness are predominantly unemployed, despite expressing a desire to work. In Canada, this group relies predominantly on welfare, but has access to disability benefits and employment insurance. These findings highlight the importance of developing effective interventions to support employment goals and facilitate access to benefits. W W W Emploi et revenu des personnes sans abri souffrant de maladie mentale dans un vaste échantillon canadienObjectifs : La recherche suggère que les personnes sans abri souffrant de maladie mentale peuvent éprouver des difficultés à obtenir un emploi et des prestations d'invalidité. Notre étude offre une description détaillée des sources de revenu et des taux d'emploi dans un vaste échantillon canadien. Méthodes :Les participants (n = 2085) de 5 sites de l'étude At Home/Chez Soi ont été interrogés au sujet de leur revenu, leur emploi, et leur désir de travailler durant la période d'avant-départ de l'étude. La proportion des participants employés, recevant un soutien du gouvernement, et s'appuyant sur le revenu d'autres activités a été comparée entre les sites, tout comme le revenu total et le revenu de différentes sources. Des modèles linéaires généralisés ont servi à identifier les caractéristiques des participants associées au revenu total.Résultats : Le chômage se situait de 93 % à 98 % dans les 5 sites. Le pourcentage de participants qui voulaient travailler allait de 61 % à 83 %. Les participants se fiaient principalement sur l'aide du gouvernement, 29,5 % vivant exclusivement de l'aide sociale, et 46,2 % recevant des prestations d'invalidité. Vingt-huit pour cent...

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Employment and Income of People Who Experience Mental Illness and Homelessness in a Large Canadian Sample

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“…Distraction involves engaging in cognitions or behaviours that draw attention away from the stressor. Again, in the present case the client has having good employability which was major strength but high internalized stigma was barrier to vocational functioning [66] after intervention he got paid employment which has been observed an important way to reduce stigma and ways of integration and recovery [22,71,72].…”

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“…Being 'in work' has important implications for the personal well-being, social status and civil rights of those with schizophrenia or mental illness [20]. Evidence suggests that employment reduces stigma toward people recovering from schizophrenia [21,22].…”

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Intervening Negative Impact of Stigma on Employability of a Person with Schizophrenia Through Social Case Work

Sahu

2015

J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health

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Schizophrenia impose a heavy toll on a person's capacity to work, there are serious barriers to employment that mental health service users have to overcome some of them within mental health service themselves, stigma and discrimination from employers and the general public, having basis as their implicit assumption regarding employability of people with mental health problems. This is an outcome study based on single case design methodology which assessed the efficacy of social case work (intervention). It provides evidence that a person with schizophrenia can achieve and maintain successful employment with adequate social case work intervention despite the challenges like stigma imposed by this serious mental illness.

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“…Since it connotes a contribution to society, it breaks the selfstigma, offers the opportunity to free people from financial dependence on others (or non-contributory pensions), opens the door to more rewarding relationships based on reciprocity and shared responsibility and the effective exercise of the adult role. Competitive employment, from the health perspective, has been linked to a series of psychosocial benefits, such as improving personal income, increasing self-esteem and developing social skills, as well as improving symptoms, decreasing the number of hospital admissions and eliminates stigmatization [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

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Short Review of Self-Esteem Components with Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Strategy in People with Severe Mental Illness

Pulido¹,

Estebaranz²,

Pérez³

2017

Int J Neurorehabilitation Eng

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We consulted different electronic databases from 1998 to December 2015 and conducted a specific review of selfesteem components of the studies in relation to non-vocational outcomes with an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) strategy. We reviewed a total of 363 references, 83 were selected and 14 included: 9 randomized clinical trials, 1 systematic review and 4 comparative studies. We analysed the methodological quality of each of these studies using the Jadad, the Oxman and the Estabrooks scales. The findings on effectiveness in relation to non-vocational outcomes are not consistent and the evidence is still very weak.

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Gainful Employment Reduces Stigma Toward People Recovering from Schizophrenia

Cited by 70 publications

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Employment and Income of People Who Experience Mental Illness and Homelessness in a Large Canadian Sample

Employment and Income of People Who Experience Mental Illness and Homelessness in a Large Canadian Sample

Intervening Negative Impact of Stigma on Employability of a Person with Schizophrenia Through Social Case Work

Short Review of Self-Esteem Components with Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Strategy in People with Severe Mental Illness

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