Schizophrenia

Study data from K.W.D. Liu and colleagues update understanding of mental illness

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"Understanding participants' opinions of a supported-employment program may provide insights into what processes and outcomes are meaningful and important for participants and may enable an evaluation of such processes and outcomes for their congruence with occupational therapy practiceSupported-employment program participants with schizophrenia (N= 7) were recruited from an agency and interviewed individually with open-ended questions," wrote K.W.D. Liu and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "Data were analyzed using a grounded-theory approach. RESULTS."

Liu and colleagues published their study in American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Supported-employment program processes and outcomes: Experiences of people with schizophrenia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2007;61(5):543-554).

For additional information, contact K.W.D. Liu, Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Dept. of Mental Health, Caritas Health Group, 1100 Youville Dr. W, Edmonton, AB T6L 5X8, Canada.

The publisher's contact information for the American Journal of Occupational Therapy is: American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814-3425, USA.

Keywords: Canada, Edmonton, Mental Illness, Psychiatry.

This article was prepared by Mental Health Weekly Digest editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Mental Health Weekly Digest via NewsRx.com.