Employment Outcomes After Vocational Training
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia and Related Disorders focused on measuring employment service, vocational counseling, employment outcome, schizophrenia, bipolar, occupational therapy in mental health
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 year-old or older
- a diagnosis of DSM-V psychiatric disorder for a minimum of 12 months
- a newly discharged inpatient (< 3 months) or current outpatient of one of the four participating psychiatric hospitals in Taiwan
- completed the entire IHVT program
- completed the 1st, 3rd-, and 6th-month follow-up employment interviews
- signed participant informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants who did not fully complete the IHVT program
- Participants who missed any of the 1st, 3rd-, and 6th-month follow-up employment interviews
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
In-House Vocational Training Programs
The In-House Vocational Training Programs were government-funded services offered to newly discharged inpatients or current outpatients with chronic psychiatric disorders in four regional psychiatric hospitals of Taiwan. The programs emphasized the utilization of the hospitals' existing spaces, facilities and manpower alongside the community sources to train participants in various job options including bakery training, culinary skill, barista training, computer data processing, auto wash and detailing, janitorial training, and wash and fold laundry service. Each program was staffed with occupational therapists and paid or volunteer job coaches, along with cross-disciplinary support from psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, vocational specialists or others.