Journal article
A Comparison of Vocational Engagement Among Young People with Psychosis, Depression and Borderline Personality Pathology
E Caruana, SM Cotton, J Farhall, EM Parrish, A Chanen, CG Davey, E Killackey, K Allott
Community Mental Health Journal | SPRINGER | Published : 2018
Abstract
Poor vocational engagement is well documented among young people experiencing first-episode psychosis (FEP). The aim of the present study was to establish and compare rates of vocational engagement across young people with first-episode psychosis, depression, and borderline personality pathology. A file audit was used to collect vocational data of young people aged 15–25 entering tertiary mental health treatment in 2011. Rates of vocational engagement were similar across groups, indicating that like those with FEP, young people with depression and borderline personality pathology experience impaired vocational engagement and are in need of targeted vocational interventions. Post hoc analysis..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Specific funding provided for the development of this manuscript was obtained via E. Caruana's Doctor of Clinical Psychology budget from La Trobe University. E. Caruana is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award from La Trobe University. S.M. Cotton, E. Killackey and C.G. Davey are each supported by a Career Development Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (1061998, 1051891, and 1061757, respectively). E.M. Parrish was supported by a Presidential Global Scholarship from Northeastern University. A. Chanen is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council. K. Allott is supported by the Ronald Philip Griffiths Fellowship from the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne.