It is not only competitive employment that counts: Findings from a longitudinal panel of people with severe mental illness.

Aniek de Lange Harry W C Michon Aafje KnispelLex HulsboschJos W R TwiskHans Kroon

Published in: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal (2022)

The value of participation for people with SMI seems to be not restricted to competitive employment. Engagement in paid employment, voluntary work, and performing outside social activities each have a comparable and additional positive association with quality of life. Therefore, rehabilitation professionals should pay attention to social participation activities in a broad range. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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