Supported Employment for Individuals With Mental Disorders
This Editor’s Choice collection and others are available online in the Editor’s Choice section of ps.psychiatryonline.org.
Employment is a key component of recovery for individuals with mental disorders. It is also inextricably linked with mental health and health outcomes. Research has documented the negative impacts of unemployment on population mental health, and employment has been causally linked to positive mental health outcomes for those with mental disorders.
To help individuals with serious mental illness obtain jobs, supported employment programs such as individual placement and support (IPS) are internationally recognized and considered the gold standard. Supported employment is a vital component of community-based mental health care and is included in the assertive community treatment program. However, supported employment still faces reimbursement barriers; for example, many state Medicaid programs do not reimburse for IPS.
The following articles reflect ongoing work to modify supported employment for different settings and populations and to study how to effectively implement these programs more widely. Also included are articles that examine the impact of other programs and policies on employment outcomes and the effects of sustained employment on health outcomes.
Delivery of Supported Employment in the United States
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Statewide Individual Placement and Support Employment Initiative
Margolies PJ, Chiang I-C, Jewell TC, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2022; 73(6):705–708
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100120
Growth of IPS Supported Employment Programs in the United States: An Update
Pogue JA, Bond GR, Drake RE, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2022; 73(5):533–538
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100199
Evaluating Educational and Employment Services for Young People With Psychiatric Conditions: A Systematic Review
Thompson JL, Holloway K, Karyczak S, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2022; 73(7):787–800
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000033
Supported Employment Demonstration
Helping People Denied Disability Benefits for a Mental Health Impairment: The Supported Employment Demonstration
Riley J, Drake RE, Frey W, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2021; 72(12):1434–1440
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000671
Characteristics of Enrollees in the Supported Employment Demonstration
Borger C, Marrow J, Drake RE, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2021; 72(12):1400–1406
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000826
Modifications to Supported Employment
Evidence-Based Supported Employment in the Rural United States: Challenges and Adaptations
Al-Abdulmunem M, Drake RE, Carpenter-Song E
Psychiatr Serv 2021; 72(6):712–715
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000413
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of Supported Employment Integrated in Primary Care
Davis LL, Mumba MN, Toscano R, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2022; 73(6):620–627
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000926
An RCT of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness in IPS Supported Employment
Smith MJ, Smith JD, Blajeski S, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2022; 73(9):1027–1038
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100516
Competitive Employment Outcomes Among Veterans in VHA Therapeutic and Supported Employment Services Programs
Abraham KM, Yosef M, Resnick SG, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2017; 68(9):938–946
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600412
Job Endings and Work Trajectories of Persons Receiving Supported Employment and Cognitive Remediation
Teixeira C, Mueser KT, Rogers ES, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2018; 69(7):812–818
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700489
Studying Features of Supported Employment
Staff Time in the Community: An Enduring Critical Component of Individual Placement and Support in the Digital Age
Margolies PJ, Chiang I-C, Covell NH, et al.
Psychiatr Serv (Epub July 14, 2022)
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100550
Relationship Between Self-Assessed Fidelity and Self-Reported Employment in the Individual Placement and Support Model of Supported Employment
Margolies PJ, Humensky JL, Chiang I-C, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2018; 69(5):609–612
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700472
Contents and Intensity of Services in Low- and High-Fidelity Programs for Supported Employment: Results of a Longitudinal Survey
Yamaguchi S, Mizuno M, Sato S, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2020; 71(5):472–479
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900255
Employment Outcomes for Other Policies and Programs
Housing and Employment Outcomes for Mental Health Self-Direction Participants
Croft B, İsvan N, Parish SL, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2018; 69(7):819–825
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700057
Employment Outcomes After Certification as a Behavioral Health Peer Specialist in Four U.S. States
Ostrow L, Cook JA, Salzer MS, et al.
Psychiatr Serv (Epub June 23, 2022)
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100651
Impacts of Employment on Health
Effects of Sustained Competitive Employment on Psychiatric Hospitalizations and Quality of Life
Jäckel D, Kupper Z, Glauser S, et al.
Psychiatr Serv 2017; 68(6):603–609
