title: [DGPPN compass of participation for vocational integration of persons with mental illnesses].
abstract: Working and living for persons with mental illnesses are a major concern of rehabilitative psychiatry. In Germany the definition of rehabilitation for persons with mental illnesses is closely linked to different sectors of social welfare and to the strongly organized supply chain of prevention, acute treatment, rehabilitation and care. In successfully supporting people with mental health problems in terms of vocational integration, professionals face various obstacles. Besides finding the correct content, structural and organizational difficulties can also arise. The welfare system with its specific institutions and settings is complicated which often leads to delays in the onset of rehabilitation. Some essential reasons are insufficient knowledge about established options of rehabilitative treatment and about responsibilities related to participation in specialized training and further education for professional caregivers. Also information and (positive) experiences from pilot projects working in an inclusive, cross-sectional way and across different settings are practically unavailable in Germany. The presented compass of participation from the German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN) for vocational integration of persons with mental illnesses starts at this point: it provides guidelines for psychiatric and psychotherapeutic practitioners, general practitioners as well as for physicians working in residential or day care institutions with a psychiatric and psychotherapeutic background. Both the paper and planned online versions should help professionals to help people, particularly those with severe mental illnesses to navigate the system of services for vocational integration in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, AöR, Semmelweisstraße 10, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland. Katarina.Stengler@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stengler
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, AöR, Semmelweisstraße 10, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rauschenbach
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Riedel-Heller
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie II der Universität Ulm, Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Günzburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialpsychiatrie Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, An-Institut der Universität Greifswald, Greifswald, Deutschland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Steinhart
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde, Berlin, Deutschland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerlinger
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Alexianer St. Joseph-Krankenhaus Berlin-Weißensee, Berlin, Deutschland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hauth
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Psychosocial support system; Psychotherapy; Severe mental illness; Supported employment; Vocational rehabilitation