Long-Term Effectiveness of Supported Employment: 5-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial

2014185 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Holger Hoffmann · University Psychiatric Hospital

Dorothea Jäckel · University Psychiatric Hospital

S. Glauser · University Psychiatric Hospital

Kim T. Mueser · University Psychiatric Hospital

Zeno Kupper · University Psychiatric Hospital

Abstract

The results demonstrate that the greater effectiveness of supported employment in improving competitive work outcomes is sustained beyond 2 years and suggest that supported employment programs contribute to reduced hospitalizations and produce a higher social return on investment.

Topics & Keywords

Schizophrenia research and treatment Mental Health Treatment and Access Psychiatric care and mental health services

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 171, Issue 11, pp. 1183-1190

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13070857

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