title: Functional outcomes in schizophrenia: employment status as a metric of treatment outcome.
abstract: The importance of an adequate and satisfying level of functioning for the course and outcome of schizophrenia has been increasingly emphasized by researchers in recent years. Employment status is a major component of the patient's functioning and is generally believed to be essential for well-being, satisfaction in life, and a better prognosis for schizophrenia illness. This article summarizes recent relevant publications concerning the employment status of schizophrenia patients and its influence on treatment outcome. Given the significant link between employment status and outcome in schizophrenia, different influencing factors of employment are discussed, as they mirror potential treatment targets. Finally, currently available treatment strategies for the improvement of employment status are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany. rebecca.schennach@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schennach
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Musil
authors.forename: Hans-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riedel
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome