[Working reinstatement and mental health].
Mental illness, as anxiety, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorders, anorexia, have a huge impact on any working population. These disorders are a medical and social reality in strong increasing and they represent a great public interest. People suffering from a mental illness experience many inconveniences: a reduced possibility in choosing of the type of job, the necessity of a support, the difficulty in changing job, a reduction of the working hours, discriminations and abuse. This study explored the role of work in enhancing the economic and social integration of people with mental disorders. The importance of addressing specific issues (supported employment, vocational rehabilitation) related to the employment of persons with mental health problems has also been recognized.
Tomei
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Dipartimento di Scienze Psichiatriche e Medicina Psicologica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza. francesco.tomei@uniroma1.it
Fiore
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Capozzella
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A
Cerratti
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D
Perugi
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F
De Rose
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E
Sancini
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A
Ripamonti
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Ciarrocca
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M
D004651:Employment; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008603:Mental Health; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012944:Social Support