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Fong, Carlton J.; Murphy, Kathleen M.; Westbrook, John D.; Markle, Minda M. – Campbell Collaboration, 2015
In the United States, an estimated 1.5 million people are diagnosed annually with some type of cancer (American Cancer Society, 2011). Work is an important stabilizing factor for cancer survivors (Arnold, 1999). De Boer and colleagues (2009) identified a rate of 33.8% unemployment among cancer survivors beyond the age of 18 compared to 15.2% among…
Descriptors: Cancer, Intervention, Disabilities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Mueser, Kim T.; Clark, Robin E.; Haines, Michael; Drake, Robert E.; McHugo, Gregory J.; Bond, Gary R.; Essock, Susan M.; Becker, Deborah R.; Wolfe, Rosemarie – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The authors compared 3 approaches to vocational rehabilitation for severe mental illness (SMI): the individual placement and support (IPS) model of supported employment, a psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) program, and standard services. Two hundred four unemployed clients (46% African American, 30% Latino) with SMI were randomly assigned to IPS,…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Mental Disorders, Vocational Rehabilitation, Minority Groups
Burt, Marvin R.; And Others – 1979
In recent years considerable attention has been paid to the status of women as drug abusers and as clients in drug treatment programs. A study of drug abusers' characteristics found a significantly higher history of non-medical psychotherapeutic drug use for females than for males; however, males had a higher prevalence of illicit drug use.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Delivery Systems, Drug Abuse