Unemployment and mental health

Øverland, Simon

doi:10.1136/oemed-2016-103831

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“…This perception was related to the debilitating nature of the illness experienced, the side effects of medications, its propensity to deprive affected individuals of education needed for employment, and the reduction of their social network. Our findings in Kenya add to the established relationship between psychiatric illness and unemployment and the capacity of the illness to be a direct limitation to work (19, 36, 39, 40). It is pertinent to state that our observation from the field and the stories from the qualitative study also showed that the effect of mental illness on the individual may be independent of the severity of the illness.…”

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Employability of Persons With Mental Disability: Understanding Lived Experiences in Kenya

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Introduction: Globally, mental illness affects social and occupational functioning. We aimed to highlight the barriers to employment experienced by persons with mental disabilities in Kenya and how they manage to find work against all the odds. Materials and Methods: Using a mixed-method study design, we purposely sampled persons with mental illness through networks of persons with psychosocial disabilities (Users and Survivors of Psychiatry and Africa Mental Health Foundation, Kenya). Qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interviews ( n = 14) and four focus group discussions ( n = 30), while a researcher-designed questionnaire was used to obtain quantitative data ( n = 72). Results: We identified five major clusters of barriers to employment: mental illness factors, social exclusion and stigma, work identity crisis, non-accommodative environment, and socioeconomic status. Factors that facilitated employment include self-awareness and acceptance, self-employment, provision of reasonable accommodation, improved health services, addressing discriminatory laws and practices, and social development programs and support. Participants considered psychiatric illness the highest barrier to employment (63.2%), while supportive family/friends were considered the highest facilitator of employment (54.5%). Conclusion: The employment experiences of persons with mental disabilities are influenced by various interrelated factors in their social environment. Proactive social support and affirmative action by government may improve their employment opportunities and quality of life.

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Employability of Persons With Mental Disability: Understanding Lived Experiences in Kenya

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“…While unemployment can have adverse effects on mental health (Harkko, Virtanen, & Kouvonen, 2018; Milner et al, 2013; Norström, Virtanen, Hammarström, Gustafsson, & Janlert, 2014; Overland, 2016), health problems may also affect the risk of subsequent unemployment (van Rijn, Robroek, Brouwer, & Burdorf, 2014). This is often described as ‘health-related selection’ (Helgesson, Tinghog, Niederkrotenthaler, Saboonchi, & Mittendorfer-Rutz, 2017).…”

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Determinants of long-term unemployment in early adulthood: A Finnish birth cohort study

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Ristikari

et al. 2019

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Cumulative contributions of social and health-related determinants to long-term unemployment during early working life among young adults are poorly understood. Therefore, we used four cumulative indices of both parental and own social and health-related determinants of such unemployment among a cohort which comprised a complete census of children born in Finland in 1987. The cohort participants were registered in the Medical Birth Register, and they were followed-up through 2015 (N = 46 521). We calculated predicted probabilities for long-term unemployment (> 12 months) when participants were 25–28 years. Moreover, we examined whether the associations differed by unemployment at the municipal level. During the follow-up, 4.5% of women and 7.1% of men experienced long-term unemployment. All cumulative indices of parental and own social and health-related determinants predicted the probability of long-term unemployment. The greatest probabilities were observed for own social determinants, both in municipalities with high and low unemployment although the probabilities were higher in the high-unemployment municipalities. Of the individual determinants, poor school performance showed the strongest association with long-term unemployment among women (OR 6.65, 95% CI 5.21–8.55) and men (OR 3.70, 95% CI 2.96–4.67), after adjusting for other own social determinants. The results highlight the importance of life course social equality in the prevention of long-term unemployment in early adulthood.

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“…Although both causal mechanisms and health selection effects are involved,24 interventions that help people remain part of the workforce are likely to benefit society and individuals through improving health and quality of life, and curb costs for society.…”

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Long-term effects on income and sickness benefits after work-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy and individual job support: a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

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Unemployment and mental health

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Employability of Persons With Mental Disability: Understanding Lived Experiences in Kenya

Employability of Persons With Mental Disability: Understanding Lived Experiences in Kenya

Determinants of long-term unemployment in early adulthood: A Finnish birth cohort study

Long-term effects on income and sickness benefits after work-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy and individual job support: a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

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