title: Factors associated with early attrition from psychosocial rehabilitation programs.
abstract: This study aimed to identify characteristics associated with early dropout from a vocationally oriented psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) program for clients with severe mental illness. The sample consisted of 194 individuals who participated in a study comparing a supported employment program to a stepwise vocational program. Study participants who dropped out of the PSR program within 6 months of study entry were compared to those who continued for at least 6 months. Dropouts had poorer competitive employment outcomes than those who continued. Participants with at least a high school diploma, never married, with a schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis, and those assigned to a stepwise model of vocational rehabilitation were more likely to dropout. The implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Thresholds, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torres-Harding
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Michelle P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Salyers
authors.forename: Angela L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rollins
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hardin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002641:Chicago; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index