title: Association of Supported Employment With Cognitive Functioning and Employment Outcomes.
abstract: Cognitive functioning affects employment outcomes in supported employment. This study examined which cognitive parameters are associated with employment outcomes for persons with mental illnesses and discusses possible mechanisms involved.
  
  
  
  Data stem from a randomized controlled trial conducted as part of the Zürich Impulse Program for the Sustainable Development of Mental Health Services (ZInEP). A sample of 116 patients in supported employment was recruited, coached, and followed up. Factor analysis and logistic regression were used to determine cognitive parameters associated with employment outcomes.
  
  
  
  Results showed that verbal learning was positively associated with better employment outcomes (any job and employment for at least three months).
  
  
  
  Results of this study imply that training in verbal learning should be included in supported employment programs. More generally, elaborated models are needed to explain interactions between cognitive functioning, supported employment, and employment outcomes and to enhance understanding of the interrelationships between cognitive functioning, employment outcomes, and any mediating and moderating variables.
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: klandolt@dgsp.uzh.ch ). Professor Rössler is also with the Institute of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Landolt
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: klandolt@dgsp.uzh.ch ). Professor Rössler is also with the Institute of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brantschen
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: klandolt@dgsp.uzh.ch ). Professor Rössler is also with the Institute of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nordt
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: klandolt@dgsp.uzh.ch ). Professor Rössler is also with the Institute of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bärtsch
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: klandolt@dgsp.uzh.ch ). Professor Rössler is also with the Institute of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kawohl
authors.affiliation: The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: klandolt@dgsp.uzh.ch ). Professor Rössler is also with the Institute of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wulf
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rössler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016832:Employment, Supported; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult