Journal article
Relationship between vocational status and perceived stress and daily hassles in first-episode psychosis: An exploratory study
KA Allott, HP Yuen, B Garner, S Bendall, EJ Killackey, M Alvarez-Jimenez, C Phassouliotis, C Markulev, Y Yun, PD McGorry, LJ Phillips
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 2013
Abstract
Purpose: Vocational recovery is a primary treatment goal of young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP), yet treatment in this domain is often delayed due to concerns that it might be too stressful. This study aimed to examine whether a relationship exists between vocational status and level of perceived stress and daily hassles in FEP. Methods: Forty-seven FEP participants were recruited upon admission to the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC), Melbourne. Demographics, psychopathology, perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale; PSS) and daily hassles (Hassles Scale; HS) were measured. Results: Regarding vocational status, 19 participants were unemployed, 13 were e..
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This work was supported by the Colonial Foundation and a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (#628884).