HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS Psychiatric Bulletin Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) A corrigendum has been published Submit an eLetter Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Related articles in BJP Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via CrossRef Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Latimer, E. A. Articles by Xie, H. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Latimer, E. A. Articles by Xie, H.

Generalisability of the individual placement and support model of supported employment: results of a Canadian randomised controlled trial

Douglas Hospital Research Centre and McGill University

Tania Lecomte, PhD

University of British Columbia, Canada

Deborah R. Becker, MEd and Robert E. Drake, MD, PhD

New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, USA

Isabelle Duclos, PsEd

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Myra Piat, PhD

Douglas Hospital Research Centre and McGill University

Nicole Lahaie, MSc, Marie-Sylvie St-Pierre, MA and Claude Therrien, BSc

Douglas Hospital, Canada

Haiyi Xie

New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Centre, USA

Correspondence: Eric A. Latimer, PhD, Director, Services, Policy and Population Health Research Theme, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Blvd, Verdun, Québec, Canada H4H1R3. Tel: +1 514 761 6131 x2351; Fax: +1 514 762 3049; email: eric.latimer{at}douglas.mcgill.can

Declaration of interest None.

Funding detailed in Acknowledgements.

Background Studies conducted in the USA have found the individual placement and support model of supported employment to be more effective than traditional vocational rehabilitation at helping people with severe mental illness to find and maintain competitive employment.

Aims To determine the effectiveness of the individual placement and support (supported employment) model in a Canadian setting.

Method A total of 150 adults with severe mental illness, who were not currently employed and who desired competitive employment, were randomly assigned to receive either supported employment (n=75) or traditional vocational services (n=75).

Results Over the 12 months of followup, 47% of clients in the supported employment group obtained at least some competitive employment, v. 18% of the control group (P < 0.001). They averaged 126 h of competitive work, v. 72 in the control group (P < 0.001).

Conclusions Supported employment proved more effective than traditional vocational servicesin a setting significantly different from settings in the USA, and may therefore be generalised to settings in other countries.

Related articles in BJP:

Highlights of this issue

Sukhwinder S. Shergill
BJP 2006 189: A1. [Full Text]  

This article has been cited by other articles:

				P. Tyrer From the Editor's desk The British Journal of Psychiatry, August 1, 2008; 193(2): 178 - 178. [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Catty, P. Lissouba, S. White, T. Becker, R. E. Drake, A. Fioritti, M. Knapp, C. Lauber, W. Rossler, T. Tomov, et al. Predictors of employment for people with severe mental illness: results of an international six-centre randomised controlled trial The British Journal of Psychiatry, March 1, 2008; 192(3): 224 - 231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. Tyrer Refreshing contradictions and lost in classification. The British Journal of Psychiatry, March 1, 2008; 192(3): 242 - 242. [Full Text] [PDF]

				N. C. Ware, K. Hopper, T. Tugenberg, B. Dickey, and D. Fisher A Theory of Social Integration as Quality of Life Psychiatr Serv, January 1, 2008; 59(1): 27 - 33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. Kin Wong, R. Chiu, B. Tang, D. Mak, J. Liu, and S. N. Chiu A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Supported Employment Program for Persons With Long-Term Mental Illness in Hong Kong Psychiatr Serv, January 1, 2008; 59(1): 84 - 90. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Rinaldi, R. Perkins, E. Glynn, T. Montibeller, M. Clenaghan, and J. Rutherford Individual placement and support: from research to practice Advan. Psychiatr. Treat., January 1, 2008; 14(1): 50 - 60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				N. H. J. van Erp, F. B. M. Giesen, J. van Weeghel, H. Kroon, H. W. C. Michon, D. Becker, G. J. McHugo, and R. E. Drake A Multisite Study of Implementing Supported Employment in the Netherlands Psychiatr Serv, November 1, 2007; 58(11): 1421 - 1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				I. Kooyman, K. Dean, S. Harvey, and E. Walsh Outcomes of public concern in schizophrenia The British Journal of Psychiatry, August 1, 2007; 191(50): s29 - s36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. Becker, R. Whitley, E. L. Bailey, and R. E. Drake Long-Term Employment Trajectories Among Participants With Severe Mental Illness in Supported Employment Psychiatr Serv, July 1, 2007; 58(7): 922 - 928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]