CORRELATIONS BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES AND VOCATIONAL OUTCOME

Eighty-nine subjects were recruited from inpatient and community psych iatric treatment programs in the Los Angeles area to participate in th e Brentwood Job Finding Club. They were trained in job-seeking skills and were given logistical support during their job search. Thirty-six percent either obtained a job or entered a job training program. Perso ns with good work histories, good job interviewing skills, and nonpsyc hotic diagnoses were more likely to find employment. Persons with psyc hotic diagnoses and poor work histories and those receiving Supplement al Security Income were the least successful.