Severe mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders Severe mental illness
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be asked at Care Programme Approach reviews if they wish to seek part-time or full-time employment. Those who do will be included in the study up to a limit of 100 patients. They will be
Sponsors
Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mental health patients who are currently being seen by defined Locality Mental Health Teams (LMHTs) will be screened at Care Programme Approach review meeting and a total of 108 patients will be recruited to allow for an 80% chance of finding a difference of 20% between the groups. Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of schizophrenia, affective or severe neurotic disorder duration - at least one year 2. No regular paid employment in past year 3. Gives informed consent to participation in study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Primary diagnosis of substance abuse (but not excluding people with dual diagnoses of substance misuse and severe mental illness) 2. Primary diagnosis of organic mental illness (eg dementia)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoint would be a 20% increase in patients in employment in the intervention group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed