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Book Synopsis"Research on Employment for Persons with Severe Mental Illness".
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: Work and Mental Illness - A Brief Sociological and Historical Overview. (W.H. Fisher). Part I. Theoretical Frameworks for Research on Employment of Persons with Mental Illness. Employment Success for People with Serious Mental Illness: A Question of Person -- Environment Fit? (A.D. Henry). Part II. Examining Community-Based Interventions for Employing Persons with Mental Illness. What Does Competitive Employment Mean? A Secondary Analysis of Employment Approaches in the Massachusetts Employment Intervention Demonstration Project. (M. Johnsen et al.). Business as Usual: Work Experiences of Homeless Persons with Mental Illness. (S. A. Pickett-Schenk et al.). Part III. Social and Economic Perpectives on Employment and Mental Illness. Employment Services and Employment Outcomes for Adults with Serious Mental Illness. (J.A. Pandiani et al.). Persons with Mental Disorders in the Competitive Labor Market: Foundations for a Research Agenda. (M.L. Baldwin).
